This reminds me of when we were signing Krasic from CSKA a few years ago. They made us wait till after the world cup to negotiate, they made us raise our initial offer, Beppe's constant trips to Moscow etc....The deal was never going to be reached in that "meeting" anyway. The only good thing that we have from the aftermath is that great one has started negotiations w/ Madrid. It's not much to go by, but it is a lot more concrete and reputable than some random Colombian sports radio show reporting his fathers saying they would be going to Arsenal.
I believe we can match any offer Arsenal will put forward in terms of a transfer fee within reason, which realistically will be between 22-26 million euros. They are a fiscally well managed, the way a real BIG club should be run, so we can be fairly sure that they won't resort to throwing around big transfeer fees alla Citeh. Much like the Krasic fiasco, this will boil down to the will of the player.
IMO we pose a much more interesting proposal than Arsenal. We are the best team in the peninsula, and are a force to be reckoned with in the continent. We are done with rebuilding. We have a squad deep in talent (barring the attack). We offer the chance to win silverware. Most interesting of all for the player, we are in need of that jewel in the proverbial crown for the strike force, which Higuain can be. If his representatives don't see the allure in that, then to hell with them.
I believe we can match any offer Arsenal will put forward in terms of a transfer fee within reason, which realistically will be between 22-26 million euros. They are a fiscally well managed, the way a real BIG club should be run, so we can be fairly sure that they won't resort to throwing around big transfeer fees alla Citeh. Much like the Krasic fiasco, this will boil down to the will of the player.
IMO we pose a much more interesting proposal than Arsenal. We are the best team in the peninsula, and are a force to be reckoned with in the continent. We are done with rebuilding. We have a squad deep in talent (barring the attack). We offer the chance to win silverware. Most interesting of all for the player, we are in need of that jewel in the proverbial crown for the strike force, which Higuain can be. If his representatives don't see the allure in that, then to hell with them.
