If we don't that can only be because one of two things
a) Lyon stood by their priniciples and are prepared to lose £8m rather than let the player go for less than his value.
b) We have been wasting all summer chasing a player who didn't want to come here.
C) We didn't put in a credible offer.
D) We weren't seriously trying to get him.
E) We just couldn't get him across the line in time.