Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
That makes no sense.
If the board were trying to sell richarlison he would be gone
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That makes no sense.
If the board were trying to sell richarlison he would be gone
The Missing Lineker
Player Valuation: £1m
Just conjuncture of course....but it could be seen that they’ve telegraphed his availability and price. He can’t “be gone” just like that. You do need a buyer with the right amount of money.
I don't think we did bid for Vecino. In fact no reliable sources have said we have and I've said as much on here - as have a lot of others.
Only thing I was saying is I don't think he'd be a good signing IF the money touted was true.
This info is from the club. Barca haven't bid and there hasn't been contact (yet - obviously).
And Barca are laughing it off at their end too.
Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
What are you on about?
If the bid was real then it was rejected and they’ve said he’s not for sale
That’s the complete opposite of telegraphing his availability and price
Not a peep from the club I see 
The Missing Lineker
Player Valuation: £1m
Since when were “not for sale” comments from football clubs a reliable ointment of reassurance for fans? There was no bid from Barcelona though, I do believe that. But the story has come from somewhere. It’s not beyond the bounds of possibility - knowing what we know about the finances in particular, and also the club’s general aptitude for poor judgement calls - that the story was generated by club’s sources in a deliberate attempt to flush out interested, and loaded, suitors. Just conjecture as I’ve already said but it’ll be interesting to see what happens with Richarlison in the summer window.
Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
How does saying a player is not for sale at any price encourage other clubs to bid tho?
The Missing Lineker
Player Valuation: £1m
Not for sale is code for “You’re not offering the right amount of money”. That holds true in lots of negotiation tactics in a wide spectrum of business and private sales!
As much as I thoughtIt's definitely rubbish, Grouch
Sky are using this to have their usual pop at us. Francis benali on there spreading some expertise on all things barca. Joke channel
I like Richarlison, he’s got that work ethic and skill combo. I hope he’s still here next season
Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
And who exactly isn’t offering the right amount of money if there has been no bid!?
If there had been an official bid I would agree with what you’re saying but you’ve said yourself there’s been no bid from Barca.
So in the case that there are currently no interested parties, I don’t see how announcing that a player is not for sale at any price could possibly attract interest which wasn’t previously there!
Not a peep from the club I see
Dom King's tweet from earlier is good enough for me
He'll have belled Bill the minute Sky put their story out
The Missing Lineker
Player Valuation: £1m
We’re going around in circles mate. I’ve become very cynical with football in general. I can absolutely envisage a club thrusting an asset into the consciousness of potential buyers by making up a story they’ve rejected a sale at x amount and then sitting back hoping a buyer tests them by offering x+y amount.
It’ll all come out in the wash in the summer.
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