We should have said alright, we respect the club's decision and we aren't interested anymore.
I would have thought we wouldn't deal with Atletico for decades after the AG debacle where we lost a fortune and we would be at least fake polite with them because we need them in LL.
We made alot of enemies with our smug attitude and that means we buy expensive and sell at dumping prices because everyone wants to teach us a lesson.
Real Madrid sells on big money because most clubs wet themselves having the honor to deal with an aristocratic respectable club (though Diomande was an exception). Boomers rule clubs and being honorable on the surface is more important than the reality of what Real is.
Barcelona acts in a way that annoys boomers and here we are(I swear we are the only global club that has this idiotic tactic of "forcing moves", the household journalists harass the owner club all summer and make it clear that Barca wants the player to protest for lowering the transfer fee or forcing a move). That is a no go zone among peers in any business endeavor.
And for what, a player that flopped at ATM?
Simeone clearly overhyped him to get his money back, he clearly wants to sell him asap on those money, but for the owners it's a matter of making a statement that they are our equals. It seems they care less Julian is a flop if he is a symbol of their new age. And the capital pool that owns them can buy Spain. We are dealing with Jewish-Yank big capital like we are Qatari owned. We should let them develop their rivalry with Real... and avoid this idiotic rivalries with Bilbao, ATM and other clubs that help us balance a bit the influence of Real.