A 25M bid for a player of Luiz's profile is like saying "hello" to the club you're opening negotiations with. It's not a real offer and there's no way in hell anyone would ever accept that, so we might as well stop beating around the bush and start making real offers. La Liga starts in less than two weeks and the transfer market closes in a little over three weeks. Player transfers aren't one-day processes. These things take time, and we don't have time. Barca executives surely know an approximate asking price (if there is one at all) and they need to start taking things seriously.