Thing is, unless we got an offer from Barca or Real he wasn't leaving anyway ... People will grind their teeth over this but he literally held the club to ransom - it was all on his terms.
Not according to his agent. This was 4 days after Champions League Final.
"Last season there were three clubs, two English and one foreign, interested in paying a huge amount to Spurs.
“For the club it was then a no-go area and for Christian not a must-have. I have the impression we are in a new situation now.”
The club have had plenty of opportunity to sell, this was on us.