Never see him play but, from his highlight reels, Nusa looks genuinely skilled against his opposition— as opposed to a number of reels that I’ve seen where prospects look entirely average. So, in that sense, I’m disappointed.
Given that Chelsea, Newcastle and us were interested and at least one of those clubs could have (and probably would have) matched Brenford’s financial terms, this is obviously about playing time assurances in order to develop. Perhaps, we could have ‘guaranteed’ him a decent loan but obviously not playing time with Son (and probably others) ahead of him.
The other thing to note is that a ‘bidding war’ is only possible if the player agrees to allow it. At the end of the day, he controls his destination and if he refuses to go to a higher bidder then there’s nothing the seller can do other than refuse him the move based on the fact that his preferred club aren’t paying market value. As fans, we out a lot of stock into the the prestige and glamour associated with our club (and others) but to an 18 year old looking to develop, it seems as if the club’s name was less important. Nusa clearly wasn’t holding out for Tottenham.
Given that Chelsea, Newcastle and us were interested and at least one of those clubs could have (and probably would have) matched Brenford’s financial terms, this is obviously about playing time assurances in order to develop. Perhaps, we could have ‘guaranteed’ him a decent loan but obviously not playing time with Son (and probably others) ahead of him.
The other thing to note is that a ‘bidding war’ is only possible if the player agrees to allow it. At the end of the day, he controls his destination and if he refuses to go to a higher bidder then there’s nothing the seller can do other than refuse him the move based on the fact that his preferred club aren’t paying market value. As fans, we out a lot of stock into the the prestige and glamour associated with our club (and others) but to an 18 year old looking to develop, it seems as if the club’s name was less important. Nusa clearly wasn’t holding out for Tottenham.