Levyologists will undoubtedly greet this with the usual derisive guff about patience and entitlement, however this specific transfer business quite frankly beggars belief.
Daniel Levy is so bad, so incredibly poor a negotiator, that for the first time that I can recall, we have the CEO of another side making a ‘Come And Get Him’ plea.
Lyon President Aulas told the French press:
In terms of the chronology, before accepting the transfer of Ferland Mendy to Madrid, we signed the young international U17 Belgian, Heritier Deyonge, from PSV Eindhoven.
What I can say to you is if you see a very good box-to-box midfield youngster arrive, in the coming days, then there will be a chance that Tanguy Ndombele leaves, but for the moment, we have not received offers of the level that we feel is a just price.
Let’s just recap. This is the president at Lyon, being asked specifically about Tanguy Ndombele and an eventual offer from Tottenham.
When asked, he says he’s waiting for a sensible offer, so he can then line up a replacement.
This is beyond clear. This is your new girlfriend inviting you over to hers, and telling you not to forget your pyjamas – clear.
Levy is a tyre kicker.
