I just dont think we need him too urgently, I'd rather sign a right winger and 2 defenders first.
Obviously you'd rather have him than not have him though.
The decision to continue to push this deal while the window was closed to have him ready for Jan 1st was probably made at the beginning of the season, where ostensibly our biggest priority was a striker. It makes a lot of sense if you look at it that way.
Besides, this is the end of Lovenkrands. Somewhere out there Ronaldo is ing