We should have closed the deal much more sooner, when Barca was focusing on Rossi and Man C wasnt really interested. It sucks to see teams like Udinese pushing us around on transfer table. How times have changed.
Nah, I doubt Udinese would have sold him without waiting to see all the offers, but we still had to be bigger contenders than we are and be considered favorites even if we offer Udinese 6-7m eur less than what the non-Italian teams offer.
Teams like Udinese survive from what they get from Inter, Milan and Juve. They will always find buyers for Sanchez, but they won't always find buyers out of Italy for Iaquinta, Pepe, Motta etc. They'll have a Sanchez once in 10-20 years, but they'll have a Pepe to sell every year. For the moment they might be getting talent in South America, but soon a time will come when they'll need the unneeded youngsters from the big Serie A teams.
That's what Juve must use in their advantage when we negotiate with the smaller Italian teams, trying AND succeeding to secure those players for less than what City will offer.