Yes, but as a club we were open to the idea (even if there were limitations to what we would accept). It is in the best interests of the club to keep players happy, even when they want to leave. Both Paps and ROK seemed to regain their passion for the club after their respective deals fell through.
At some point you have to back that the culture of your organisation is strong enough for players to want to stay at the club (or you need to make some big changes so that it is). If you continually hold players to ransom once they arrive no one will want to go there in the first place. It rarely works out any other way.
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