From the Amazon documentary it always seemed like whilst the Newcastle based executives were trying to push transfers forward, it was the PIF Head of European Operations who was the blocker
Again it is another PSR thing if we pay off his contract it all goes into a single years accounts so we are better off just paying the salary which will be reduced by any loan suitors.
We should just purchase some land in Saudi Arabia to turn it into a warm weather training complex.
but lo and behold we discover oil. We dig for oil and sell oil. £200m a season other income. The end.
It panned out pretty much as I said it would.
There are four people to blame for this muted transfer window:
Tonali
Ashworth
Man Utd
The Dr who said Botman didn’t need knee surgery
I thought that there is a clause that meant that Chelsea get a higher sell on % if he signs after start of season.
which in my eyes makes this deal less likely