dave hedgehog
Striker
Both sides are playing their own games. We play games with players to negotiate a stronger position.Surely it’s reached this point…..
“Hi mate, how much do we need to pay today to get this one sorted for our last couple of pre seasons friendlies?”
Either
“Yeah sound let’s go for it”
Or
“Nah thanks too much, we’ll move onto another target”
Players do the same with clubs. Its just negotiating and its not going to change any time soon