When clubs come after our players and rival fans moan about the high prices, we give them pelters because we don't need to sell etc. But when we are after someone, we moan that they are hiking the price up. It works both ways. Other clubs will be watching how we operate and do similar.
Lets face it, if we'd got him when he was close to being signed (even with a release clause), we'd all be celebrating the club's succession planning / squad building once the Enciso injury was revealed.
Although the crying Instagram story was Tuesday evening, which doesn't tie in as a response to a training injury if he was seen walking in the vets on Tuesday afternoon.
Maybe it's all a misunderstanding and the crying was to do with his injured pet.
De Zerbi said we need another midfielder if Caicedo leaves.
“We need another midfielder with the same characteristics, the same importance.
“In the Premier League, you know better than me, in midfield positions, sometimes you need more kilogrammes, more impact.”...
This last minute scramble seems so unlike the club. I wonder if our top target didn't come good (maybe it actually was the Lesley Ugochukwu kid that Chelsea signed) and it's stalled us.