We need to learn from Kubo, if there's any truth in either rumour going after players with hefty sell on clauses is a no go when we're on a budget. All that happens is the selling club add the sell on amount on top of the original valuation
Hes right to mate, sometimes you need to go and drop £35 -£45 mill on a player, if they are going to be a clutch player for the next 10 years. You can haggle for AMN or a covering full back, but you dont mess around with essential infrastructure...
Oh I think it's not even interesting but a direct result of this.
Mcatee is and I think Boyland and Bobble both referenced this also the prime target for Moyes and he wants it done
If Moyes words have the effect I think they are meant to have, we will see a serious bid go in for two players this week close or at what their clubs want, one of those will be Mcatee.
I take it as the club has it's value of a player and the value they want to try to get the player at and likely has agreed in certain cases that we may need to exceed these numbers but only at a certain point in time.
Moyes is basically saying...
I think in the first instance weve been trying to get the player on side, then negotiate the deal down, thats what we did with Barry mate.
Looking at this logically, Moyes has prob spoken to about 10 players we are interested in - sold them the...
Exactly mate, you work out in what conditions it takes to turn a no into a yes and get it done or dont - that s negotiation.
I suspect what Moyes is flagging here is I'm full sure we know what it will take to say get McAtee done and we're not...
Quite like the honesty from Moyes in his frustrations on current transfers, but he’s as much a part of the process as the rest of the recruitment team. Not sure him saying desperate 14 times in a press conference is going to help our negotiating...