On balance I don`t think Enic have the mentality to take us to the next level on the pitch.. They have project and I am sure they will do a good job with the stadium but they just don`t seem like they are excited about football... I want people in charge who dream of winning the league and are willing splash out now and again to give us a chance. These guys just play too safe in everything they do.. ..
Completely agree with this. And it makes me actually wonder if there was ever any real intent to buy the players we had gone in for recently.
Berahino - we supposedly went in for him 4 times yet the 4th & final bid allegedly was a 5M upfront and the rest payable until 2020.
Wanyama - depending on which report we believe we either offered 12.5M for him (less than they paid to buy him) or 20M+Lamela on loan.
Axel Witsel - 13.1M - 18.9M again depending on who you believe.
Kouyate - 15M.
Just looking at those figures, can anyone truly say hand on heart any of those offers are sincere offers that reflect the true value of the player in question and respectful towards the selling club? No way! It snacks of cheek, it appears to be half-hearted and disingenuous offers, the lot of them. So if we were to take Levy's word for it on the other hand, one would have to say then, that he's playing it too safe with his offers. And that's something that wont get us the right players needed to win us trophies in the short to medium term I'd have to say.