How do we know we haven't tried? I suspect we probably have.
If Gyokeres is the one we were quoted £20m+ then it's pointless offering them less than half that.
We've no idea how much the club might have been willing to pay, but would appear whatever that would be is nowhere near what Coventry are asking and so we seem to have moved on.
if he was available for £8m he'd be linked with a raft of clubs. I don't think he's linked with anyone at the minute? Presumably because the valuation has put everyone off.
I am certain we have asked, The lack of concrete reporting suggests we haven’t tested their resolve or the players. He has allegedly said he prefers a PL move, understandably. Time changes things. Incomings may change the players thoughts if no PL team comes in. As Indeedido rightly states nobody knows who that alleged £20M player was, but the talk from Besiktas would suggest it wasn’t Gyokeres.
Coventry would naturally inflate a price if they don’t need to sell, yet we didn’t with Tav in my opinion. I can’t believe as the window draws ever nearer shutting a potential £11M (inc add ons) and a better chance of getting to the PL might start to tempt them and the player. Crikey we could include a % sell on fee too that costs us nowt in truth. We can be creative to entice both him and Coventry. Those type of add ons, goals and promotion based, would be more achievable than the reported Tav ones too.
Of course it is all ifs and buts and maybe’s, we will never likely ever know what discussions, if any have taken place, I am certain Gyokeres is the best we can afford and that Gibson should do all he reasonably can to get him. If he has done and Coventry, and to be fair the player, don’t bite, so be it. Given the need for other positions, then yes it needs to be balanced with affordability, hence the emphasis on the achievability of add ons and sell on fees.
Most supporters keep saying he is a gamble a one good season player (so far), which is true and that has to be reflected in the up front price. If we get to the promised land and he bags us goals Coventry would be £££ in too. Tav had 2 yrs on his contract has been more than a one season player and has gone for just £10M to a PL team. I think Coventry probably quoting inflated fees in case a PL team comes sniffing. I do feel they would be willing to seriously consider a 700% to 1000% profit on him if no PL offer comes. If a PL team comes in, we have no chance, but lets aim high (and yes we may have), where there’s hope etc