Keep seeing reports saying we will only make an offer if Saints look as though they are going to be inclined to sell.
Well, seeing as they don't want to sell him, they aren't going to welcome any bids are they. That's why we have to go and make them an offer they can't refuse. Nobody ever wants to sell their star players but teams don't wait around in the hope the club suddenly changes their stance on that, they get on and make an opening offer, which is what we done with Leipzig and Keita so why not Southampton. If everything is done properly then they will have no reason to report us for making an offer.
Instead we are sat around waiting for Chelsea to come in and snap him up.
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