So that also means Niasse is a £13million player then??
Nothing to do with market value. He's a player who has been told he's no longer wanted by the club. Wanting the full price they paid for him is bonkers.
He's two years older when they bought him.
He's two years less on his contract
He's surplus to requirements
However, due to "market value" his value has not dropped from £24million.
Bottom line for me is that...its January. We're panicking. More than one club is interested in him. United will flog to the highest bidder. We won't or don't want to pay that and I'm sure other clubs won't either. Hence United will drag their heels until theres one bid and everyone backs off.
Or we just cough up the full fee and they laugh to the bank (they dont need it really).
Its more down to where we stand as a club than market value. We spend the £24mill on him, anyone else we look to get their club add another couple mill on top.