I think you are right. The clubs are very similar in trying to achieve their goals. Clearly VvD was/is still a key target for us and we went hard for him. But Barca need that star acquisition to soften the blow of Neymar's departure. They are trying to make us accept a fee that would be acceptable for them as the whole world knows that they have £200m in their pockets.
We just don't have to make it easy for them. If we are going to let him go, then we must get them to pay...handsomely (£130m+) and get them to share some of that windfall.
This, or simply don't sell at all. Barca have to learn, just as we are doing with Soton, that Prem clubs don't have to do anything any more - it's not 2014.
