We were 100% serious!! He was our (Parataci's) number one target.Because we weren't serious in the first place so what's changed...
Seeing that Paratici had only been in situ a matter of days it's been suggested that Conte might have some concerns over our resolve of keeping Kane, that because of COVID no 100% assurances could have been made on players. That maybe Paratici didn't have a full handle on the squad yet, so wasn't in a position to share his views on players.
Now that the stadium is open to full capacity we can be more bullish/definitive with our plans, that Conte can see we were good to our word about keeping Kane and that Paratici can now communicate his thoughts on the current squad and therefore his plans to shape it in the future.