The answer is three letters, two F's and P. There will come a point where the offer for Barnes, versus losing him for free in the summer, becomes a number the board won't turn down.
Once again - Burnley are the key here. We may not want to sell him, and value him highly - but Burnley may value him even higher and force our hand here. If they sell Ings they have to replace him and will have a lot of cash to do so. Meanwhile as long as they are top 2 or 3 they will be a very...
Does it depend on whether he signs a contract extension? Am I right that he's out of contract in the summer, so we might want to cash in rather than let him go free?