I think the issue is if he is seen a a no 1 target then there should be scope to pay a bit of a premium to just “get it done” ok rare occasions rather than it becoming a case of being shafted regularlyIf Sporting have changed the terms at the last minute, you can't blame Levy. He has many faults, but I absolutely guarantee we would be in a worse position long-term if we had a chairman who just accepted other clubs moving the goalposts and paid the ransom.
When Levy has pulled this stunt himself in the past, he has rightly been criticised. When another club has done it to him, how you can put the blame at his door?
think the view is that’s what our “rivals” do when it comes to securing their no 1 targets even if the headline price is high