BrainOfLevy
Michael Carrick
of course it would have made a difference, why do you think other clubs at every level manage to get deals done earlier in the window, and without having to make offers too good to turn down.
Like i said, it also gives the selling club an idea of whats being offered and what they themselves can do with that kind of money, gives them a chance to get some deals in place
We have almost made signings earlier in the window you know...it's just we haven't convinced clubs to sell their key players. The reason being the lower down the quality level you go, the more options there are for replacements, so deals can be done sooner. When you are talking about the club's best player, it's very rare that the deal will be done in July unless there is a release clause or other contractual situation involved.
Let me ask you this - if Chelsea bid £40M off the bat for Stones in July do you think Everton would have just accepted? I don't, I think Everton will have seen they have another month and would squeeze the price to £45/50M. And if you're so mad at Levy, and this is purely a Levy thing, why are Chelsea, with almost bottomless pockets and a relaxing of FFP rules, still trying to negotiate a fair price for another club's most valuable player?