As I said it's a lot easier to turn down derisory offers.
Offering £5m for our midfielder and then spending £18m combined for 2 other comparable midfielders is easy to turn down.
Offering well over, let's say £15m, or a little bit under £20m if you prefer, is another question.
I keep saying...
TBH if it were 31.12.16 right now, not only would I be glad Christmas was over, I don't think the club (TB) wouldn't accept that either.
But they'd be bracing themselves for further offers.
In this current market £10m is Dale Stephens money, and is certainly in the derisory bracket when talking about AK.
As said if he were to go, it would be for a sum of money I don't think anyone would blame the club for accepting.
It's one thing for the club to turn down derisory offers for our stars.
Very different being able to turn down over heated offers.
Lots of managers already must be coveting AK, and he's an easy sell to their clubs money men.
Keeping him through January would be fantastic business.
If the worst...