“Putting a player in the shop window”

Peanut Butter

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Is this actually a thing?

Does a club owner or chief executive phone the manager and say “Play Darmian in this match tonight, we’re trying to sell him this summer.”

Genuine question. Does the manager think “I will play Luke Shaw tonight and if he’s good, we’ll get an extra few million for him.”

It all seems a little far fetched to me.
 

el3mel

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It's the usual fans nonsense. Much like the nonsense of announcing players only when NY stoke exchanges are open. I never get how things like these turn from a myth to an actual thing being discussed.
 

giorno

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Happens a lot with smaller clubs in Italy. Spain too i think