I'd rather sell Serge than Brennan. If that was the binary.
Me too. And it's certainly possible that the sudden prospect of £25m for a player we got on a free has enabled our negotiators to toughen the stance on Brennan. Possible. We don't know and likely never will. Unlike some, I think Serge has been outstanding for us, but Montiel looks like a potentially good replacement, and we'll be £15m up on the deal. I'll be sorry to see Serge go, but this piece of business is just too good to turn down.
Given its the Clickpost, I'm willing to bet they have also been hoodwinked by the same teenager posting for lolz from his bedroom, the rumbunctious scamp.
Also congratulations to Russ on the use of the word 'hoodwinked'.