Smart by him and his agent to use our offer to get what he wanted. And if money is the most important factor in his decision, then im glad he got it and even happier he signed elsewhere.
Nice player, but not the next Franco Baresi is he. We will find other players and hopefully ones who would happily be at the club and buy into what MR is doing. Lots of players out there looking for a chance to prove themselves and ones who will run over broken glass to be at a club like ours.
Not a massive loss in my opinion, just a loss of wasted time trying to convince him to sign for the club. Onwards and upwards, get the next one in and don't look back at the ones who had to think too hard to sign. Those are the ones you don't lose, they are the ones you are lucky to miss out on.