Personally I think it is not an easy situation.
We want him because he fills a gap we have, Lyon know this.
Lyon is thinking how much is he worth to us?
Now we think 53m, but his knee is a danger.
We need to assess the problem, because players are expensive.
Example, if we look at risk is 25% of him missing 20 games we per season, we might think he should be 25% cheaper.
Lyon say no, since they think they can find another buyer or not sell at all.
Problems for both teams because he doesn't extend the contract and walk free eventually.
We don't get him cheaper, it's like buying a car, knowing the radiator is broke but still paying full price?
Lyon and Liverpool won't give in, because shows signs of weakness early in the transfer window.
The only reasonable solution now is to meet in the middle.
Perhaps it should be 30m with VERY GOOD add ons, but add ons that depend on fitness.
Such as "5m extra for every season he doesn't miss more then 20 games with a knee injury that is not sustained from Trauma"
This is very specific here, it says if his knee is fine we are paying a premium, else if Lyon is full of it... we won't lose as much.
Personally, this option looks workable but could be more complicated than what it is worth.
Fekir has not not been seen much this world cup and other players looked more impressive.
We might be able to get better with the money and at less risk.
The Lyon president initially tried to delay a sale till after the world cup, if nothing changes he made the wrong decision.
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