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We do that to encourage them to sign a new contract so we get a bigger fee. Whether it encourages the best to stay with us is debatable.

The best model is one that pursues all opportunities where they arise, rather than being prescriptive. If we only signed teenagers and developed them through u23s and loans we wouldn't have Pedro, Igor or Estupinan. If we only signed young players we wouldn't have Lallana, Veltman or Welbeck...