Ainu
Full Member
Up? Good luck to them ever getting an offer like this one again. In an ideal world where the player accepts he's staying and is fully committed again, you may be right. But they'd be left with a player who wanted to move and saw this move sabotaged by his club's refusal to accept a world record sum and pay his agent's agreed share. It would turn pretty ugly for them. They'll cave in eventually.That's easy to say but let's be smart about it. Any agents fee could be used for things in the future. The club aren't stupid. They know that if he lives up to his potential, his value will go up. Even if United paid his fees, that could be for his loyalty in future dealings. It's not all black and white and we don't have to cut our nose off to spite our face.