Barca may have tapped him up - though that doesn't explain why Purslow stated he wouldn't sell him to Inter does it? Did Inter tap him up too - only to be told that Masch wouldn't be sold to them?
Either way, ruling out the other club interested in a player will normally result in price dropping, no? I don't see how that is the player's fault - nor how that is fucking the club over (other than Purslow cutting off his nose to spite his face and costing the club money).
You honestly think that if Inter had bid more than Barcelona we wouldn’t have taken the money ?
How often does a club say a player is not for sale only for him to be gone a couple of weeks later ?
To give another example at Utd did Ferguson not say “he would not sell that mob a virus” not too long before he sold Ronaldo to Real Madrid ?
You would prefer to blame Purslow than the player, thats fine and your opinion. Look at the facts though, the player was tapped up made a big fuss internally and only cared about himself, he did not give a shit that the club who had supported him for the last few years was not making a penny on the transfer fee even though he was leaving as a much better player.
The issue I have is the consistency, Torres received the abuse while Masch seems to be treated as a fallen hero by some, I’d rather take market value from Chelsea then get fucked over by Barcelona….
