Keita (we offered £60 m +) VVD (£50 m +) both rejected... Keita for this season is dead in the water, so we have his money the VVD money, so why not just put in something Southampton can not refuse, a £75 m + bid for VVD...? Worry about Keita next season
We haven't offered anything for VVD
What we dont know is how we are structuring the deal for Keita either.
60m looks massive, but it's probably structured. We could have only offered 20 up front.. 5m a season for the next 4 seasons and the rest on contract stipulations.
I find it hard to believe that if we had offered a more enticing deal that a club the size of Red Bull could turn it down when they will lose him for less next summer.
They aren't in a cash rich league, they can't force a bidding war next season if he improves again..
I imagine we are f**king around and the deal isn't tempting.
Look at Chelsea, they have signed the French league champions starting midfielder for less, they are a bigger side than Red Bull with more going fot them.. but by reports they have paid most of the money up front and very little to come later.
Don't you find it strange that they didn't just say no, flatly refuse or dig their heels in on the price? The deal must be more tempting
They are a bigger side than RBL
I still think we are trying to be too clever for our own good, and have messed it up.
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