I also think that he's aware that constantly asking for more budget and players is one of the "old school" manager tricks which Levy found so annoying about Harry. Trying to set the fans up for you, the manager, and against the chairman can work, but it also can poison the chairman against you. I think AVB is keeping his requests to Levy totally private.JJ himself said that our attitude towards the striker situation changed once Ade decided to go to the ACN.
Now why would AVB emphasise our need for one publicly?, it only weakens our negotiating position further.