I'd resigned myself to losing him and had expected us to be able to use the funds to improve the squad. If he doesn't go now - and I expect he will - I'll be disappointed. Think we need the cash more than we need Liam these days.
I see Gus is trying to sign Argie midfielder Ever Banega from Valencia. If he lands him then his pursuit of Liam could be over. We'd get to keep a good but potentially dissatisfied player but miss out on a boost to our transfer pot. We'd also have stuck two fingers up at Gus.
Would keeping him...