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The crazy thing is that if the October date is true, we actually offered him the top whack for a PL defender at the time (as it was before VVD moved).
As far as I could tell last time I looked the top 6 PL clubs pay their top CBs in the £100-120k region.
For Spurs to go for that was a pretty big deal, and for him to then go back and ask for an increase of £80k on the agreed amount (2/3rds of the original offer more!) I can understand where Levy stood. Add to that the injury and Sanchez stepping up and it makes a lot more sense...
Honestly, I think the original negotiation may not have been in good faith. Throw a number out there that you don't think the club will accept.