I always wondered what you had to prepare. Since all the paperwork is the same except the 1 number you can edit....seems you could have that second bid done in about 20 seconds. Maybe you have to wait a couple days to pretend you are thinking...
I think based on yesterdays performance, he 100% needs to go out on loan. We hope hes a future star, hes clearly not close to that yet, which is fine. I dont think either us or him benefit from him staying here this season.
I would hope that we have told him "We would love to have you here, but if we make a deal with our other target we will be moving on". The most effective sales pitch for someone on the fence is the takeaway.