Is this something new to you as a native speaker?

I was going by the polish saying tbh.
It's ok, we also tried to downplay Vidal's role when he was leaving us.
It's pretty obvious that Bayern isn't competitive enough for him so he asked for ridiculous money in order to stay. Then the club that played 2 CL finals in 3 years arrives and he's happy to cut his demands only to get into better situation for his carrer point of view.

They are so 'desperate' to dispose him that they're asking for 50m, thay won't get as much ofc as Beppe knows Douglas has already set his heart on us.