[QUOTE="saintKlopp, post: 10814879, member: 1009299"]They're not being asked to sell cheap, where on earth has that idea come from? Just because the whole asylum has gone even crazier over the whole Neymar/Coutinho lunacy doesn't detract from the fact that we were prepared to pay a ridiculously high fee for a CB months ago.
I think the player's antics are ****ty, tbh - and it puts me off him to a large degree, but I can't see how trying to keep him there is going to benefit their club. I don't think they've covered themselves in glory at all. I'm not sure anyone has.[/QUOTE]
This is the ****ing perplexing bit - just which Soton player did we get 'cheap'? Mane was a good deal, but as History admits, that was an early deal in the window and their board were all for it - not our fault that Pogba went for £100m later in the window and blew all the valuations out of the water. And £50 60m for VVD? City paid £50m for Kyle Walker, so I'll give them that, which would make VVD nearer to £60m than £50m, but otherwise - when the **** have we not given Soton top prices? ****ing *****loid argument.