For all the talk of us NOT being used to get players improved contracts, Ramos is the supreme example of exactly that. The sloppiest bit of gamesmanship ends in a win for Madrid and Ramos.
United have really got to learn to stop being taken for fools and getting led by their dicks into these situations.
De Gea still here.
Exactly. I'm not sure how expectant we were of truly landing Ramos - I think it was more an opportunity to highlight how derogatory their original enquiries towards DDG were and how we weren't going to be bullied into selling him.
I suspect we knew that it was very unlikely we'd be able to sign Ramos but it gave us a bargaining position, however weak it feels we've been left at the end of it. Also means our Spanish contingent can mention to DDG that clearly Madrid didn't want him THAT much, if they're not willing to part with any of their players nor break the bank for him.... maybe.