I cautioned anyone who thought we'd get 20m Euros (nevermind pounds) on rethinking their valuation on the 'potential' gain from Trez before and this is exactly it - the reality of the circumstances.
Why would anyone pay what Moggi wants when all they need is 6 more months from now to sign a legal pre-contract with the player? The remaining 6 months is Davids' loan deal to Barca revisited. Before anyone thinks making an example of a player by humiliating him (as we tried with Davids) and refusing him play time is a good idea, I'd like to quote the rotten orange effect by Mourinho on the rest of the squad.
Bear in mind that players on free transfers receive hefty signing-on fees, as a percentage of the 'savings' made by the new club which does not have to pay a transfer fee. Couple the fact on how Moggi lied to Trez about improving his contract throughout 4 years, Juve can expect no loyalty / cooperation from the player himself on the situation. That is added pressure to release Trez sooner than later. And quite rightly so.
Remember also that Moggi doesn't have the same power when dealing with people outside Italy.
To put things into perspective, Moggi had 4 FREAKING years to do something about it but instead tried to play punk on Trez until the very last minute, probably assuming the player would submit at the very end. It would have been perfect had he honoured his word. And given that we're about to splurge a fortune on Vieri, you wouldn't think that money was really the issue.
You're such a smartass, Moggi. Continue your feud with Sensi, Roma by all means but don't keep using Juve as your tool to do so.