We've done that sort of fee twice in the last 8 years for Gylfi and Richy. It would seem oo hot a deal for us with the wages on top but 40m is the new 20m from just a few years ago. Your 30m deals the 10m to 15m with that lower bracket now...
It's things like when Branthwaite's injury news came out and you think 'not again' why us? and of course that isn't the owner or the lads fault and you just want something positive to hang on to. It doesn't stop my day to day personally but...
In the 90s mate teams could make transfers all year round. Except for a couple of months at the end of the season - I think it was April and May when you couldn't buy, presumably so that teams could focus on the serious business of winning...