The interesting part for me is NUFC coming out at least to confirm the statement about agreeing terms is true. Any rumours previous they've said nowt. Could just be gen 2 of Ashley bullshitting. "Oh well we agreed terms but couldn't move on from there". When you have been caught on a lie previous, you need to tell a bigger lie. Wouldn't rule it out of his playbook. That confirmation is a new step, though.