Beans
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I’m not saying you are wrong but I don’t recall any official bids being lodged by us for him. I know we were interested but put off by his 60 mil price tag.. and this was only after we weren’t getting timber/chasing FDJ. Once Ajax sold haller is when prices all went up. We should have acted fasterI feel you but the winger was his no.1 target in attack all summer long tbf. Ajax never wanted to sell and were rejecting bids since early June.
If the manager is that desperate for him then I'm not even mad if the club does everything to get him in.
Unfortunately as long as the club isn't in a position of strength, they'll continue to get fleeced at the negotiating table across Europe. Even unproven guys get quoted silly fees when the clubs comes calling so it's not always a matter of not going after unheralded gems (although the scouting has been garbage which why ETH is going for familiarity instead, he doesnt trust them)
Everyone and their mother knows we're desperate and rich
I agree with everything else though, the passiveness during the window and only acting decisively in the market once **** hits the fan after opening day will never not be infruriating![]()