Which is basically an admission that yesterday’s bid was a bit silly, so why would we take the next one seriously?
I don’t see the logic of how this works as a strategy. They’re confirming we were right to reject the last one so we’ll be right to reject the next one too.
There'll be some give and take in this, with the two clubs working together in the background. We look strong to the fans, and we spend the money before it comes in so it looks like we're buying players without selling a big name.
Then he decides he fancies going to United after all, this gets leaked to the media, the club releases a statement that they don't want an unsettled player and "reluctantly" accept a bid somewhere between the initial bid and the over inflated valuation.
Everton looked like they resisted,
Branthwaite is the villain for not wanting another relegation battle and is a United player by the start of September. Fans are played by the PR machine again
And United look like they weren't held to ransom for the full amount, and its all forgotten by their fans when he starts to play well.