I think that perhaps relations between our club and them would not be such to make this work.
Maybe they feel they overpaid for Ashley and are giving us a bit of payback.
OK they have the TV money but I am not sure that Burnley are paying too many of theirs £13k a week and certainly not potential defensive bench warmers. If he does not play, he risks his international spot.
The figures reported suggest a substantial investment by anybody taking him on. We were...