Ok, how about 'We'd never guarantee an exit route to a player who hasn't even f**king pulled on an Albion shirt'?
As I said before, it's like a woman discussing a pre-nup agreement whilst the guy is down on one knee.
The most expensive left-backs in football history
Player
Clubs
Fee
Season
Marc Cucurella
Brighton to Chelsea
€73.5m
2022-23
Ben Chillwell
Leicester to Chelsea
€50.2m
2020-21
Benjamin Mendy
Monaco to Man City
€57.5m
2017-18
Ferland Mendy
Lyon to Real Madrid
€48m
2019-20
Nuno Mendes...
Also, it suggest the player/agent is already thinking about the exit before they've even joined.
Like a man asking for a pre-nup agreement whilst bent on one knee.