How does everybody feel with if he did come to us, with him turning us down? Would we be deemed to be second best??
It doesn't make any difference if we are first or second choice for a player. What matters is whether he can do the job or not. I doubt there are hardly any players playing for their first choice of team. First choice for most would probably be Man U. Would you really not want a player because he failed to get into the team at one of the top 4? Anyway, he's going to AEK Athens, not coming here. If it was a straight choice between us and West Ham, then he would have signed for West Ham.