Clrnc in the end we ain't an option for him to choose anyway since there's no accepted bid.
Sorry mate but that’s nonsense. Chelsea reportedly outbid us for Jesus, they outbid Barcelona for Raphinha, Kounde etc. We probably offered a better package for Vlahovic. Hell you can go back to Cesc to see the impact it can have on transfer value when a player only wants one club. The idea that Shaktar would have told us to piss off with our 95m bid if he rejected Chelsea is laughable.
Transfers have always been this way, it’s like Arteta said, players usually dictate where they end up. In the end the kid on 4K a week probably got offered significantly more pay on a 7 year contract. Fair play to him but he’s not made a football decision.
If you allow yourself to be dicked around and suddenly give in to all of a clubs and players demands just because Todd is in town you’ll be branded for life. I’m very comfortable with us walking away regardless of how good he might become. Plenty of fish in the sea.
