LOL.
We didn't save anything. We offered a lot more than any other club would and Villareal didn't need to sell, but expected Barry's value to have peaked this summer.
If Villareal expected clubs to come in for Barry and pay the release clause...
Yes it’s rubbish mate, we’ve been purposefully being negotiating below release clauses as a tactic.
We saved £7 up front mill from Villarreal opening demand for Barry, to what we agreed to pay.
We could have closed the deal in a week instead...