Much like Gareth Barry's proposed transfer to Liverpool what you currently have to offer is not quite enough. Like Villa the ball is very much in AA's court so at the very least what you are offering will have to increase by 10% or so to 40k. Even then it will require some add-ons in the form of $$$ and rather than happening asap the move will likely be delayed to mid Aug. possibly even Sept. 1.
Thanks for that, fellow flyer. I found your analogy most poignant.
Clearly I will have to sell before I can buy in order to balance the books, although unfortunately I have no dashing young spanish forward who I might hock to the highest bidder (in fact the entire squad is looking somewhat depleted at present).
Furthermore, as I have learnt to my own cost, one must be careful not to incur the wrath of an obstreperous Irishman, as they can prove particularly unforgiving...