Fair point actually.So we are agreed they thought they could use their tried and tested tactics of using the player's interest as leverage to drive the price down and it's come back to bite them on the arse.
Some you win, some you lose. For every Vicario you get the odd Dragusin. The more times you pull it off and beat the market, the more likely other clubs are to circle around your kills looking to steal it from you.
I do remember reading early doors on here, a quote from his agent or something, that his focus is not money but career progression, i.e. he won't choose the club that pays him the most, but the one best for his career progression. I believe he also wants to go to the Euro's. It's also been widely reported that his preference is the PL.
Waiting game now to see whether that's true.