All this to say, though — English clubs aren’t stupid. It’s not like they’re selling off their players cheap just because they’re buying new ones. Take Bergvall, for example — a Tottenham player who might get less playing time given all the signings Tottenham are making, so he’s working with his agents to leave. And you might think: “Oh, I’ll just go in, maybe take him on loan, offer 30, offer 35, and they’ll let him go.”
But no. Napoli, who are among the most interested clubs — especially in Italy — and who’ve made moves to find out more, were thinking maybe 40 million euros tops to get him. Instead, Tottenham turned down 50 million in recent days from an English club — likely Nottingham Forest — and I don’t think they’ll go below that threshold.