So, just to clarify, you're expecting us to win the CL and him to win the Ballon D'or? Solid argument you've got yourself there...
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So, just to clarify, you're expecting us to win the CL and him to win the Ballon D'or? Solid argument you've got yourself there...
Obviously not, but do you not think that our initial offer consisted of similar hard-to-reach objectives?
So, now that you’ve got all the sarcastic responses out of the way, can you answer my question and explain where you got the 20% price reduction from? You really think the starting point was them wanting a guaranteed €80m and we tricked them into taking €60m?
We’re obviously not going to agree on this but I’d rather have had the player integrated into the squad by the time we got to the winnable games (Burnley/wolves) and increased our chances of winning those games than having the money go to the Glazers in dividends, for an extra €5-10m, in a situation where our squad is paper thin.
If we’d have been a poor club I would’ve taken your point but the club has the third highest profits in all of football. Not like that amount is going to make or break the club that is in dire need of quality players to push for a slot in the CL. Not to mention the fact that having this deal over the line with two weeks to spare might’ve allowed us to focus on another target as well.