DubaiSpur
Ian Walker
Because they thought they had a better player lined up... maybe it was that simple???
Not particularly - they always wanted two RBs, if I recall correctly. Walker was always a target, alongside one other. Suddenly the top target for the second RB role turned them down. It was Levy that had the advantage in that situation, not Khaldoon Al-Mubarak or whoever it is that does City's negotiating.
Point being, Walker was always a target, so if the Sheikh wanted to spend money like water, he could have. But City were haggling for the past three weeks - I think that indicates that they are at least somewhat sensitive to prices, and that we could have (and likely did) use that to gouge them on this deal, whatever they may say about it.