Didn't Marrotta mention earlier this month or last that he wouldn't be surprised if Benitez wanted Vidal after seeing him in the serie a. And weren't Real in the running, rumoured, but we're they not in the fray for this signing? Do you do genuinely believe Vidal chose Pep and Bayern over a realistic and possible move to Madrid? Surely, nothing is logical at this point, and it won't be till we know both sides of the story.
The point remains, even if the player wanted this move, the club should've locked it down. It is an opportune move on behalf of the club coz they know he's got two years to run on his contract and it was one last big pay day for the player this season. He was clearly not in a the grander scheme of things, and if you agree with me, which I'm sure you will, we just got paid 35m for THE best midfielder in his role, in a market where Raheem Sterling went for 60m, and you're telling me the player pushed for this deal so we couldn't get more out of it? Common Zach.
This is a move that's going to hurt us, money aside. And I completely disagree with the club's decision here. And if it was Allegris decision, I disagree with that too. This guy was the engine of the team, in his prime. And we don't buy big money players. There's nobody that's going to offer what he did on the pitch for us, and neither are you going to pay 40m to find a player that has that level of grinta. Just terribly terribly disappointed after the season we had.