Ain't that the truth. If Gus/Sunderland wants Liam so badly, and I've no doubt he does, then he has to pay the correct price, and stop making derisory bids.
If we sell Liam for anything less than £4M, to Sunderland or anyone else, then we will be the ones looking stupid. The relationship breakdown between Gus and Tony is NOT the issue here. It just does NOT make any sense to let Liam go on the cheap.
It was a light-hearted complement to your diplomacy skills.
We want to keep our current squad plus Conway I believe, so expect the 'key players could be leaving' headlines and rumours to continue throughout Jan, perhaps punctuated by the capture of Conway.