So not saying this is true, but it's possible.... Clubs are inflating their price when we talk to them about a player because we Won of the champions leagueSpent £140mm+ in the last transfer windowHave a strategy of buying below market value, which has consistently lead to buying players who perform better than their purchase priceThe two ways of dealing with this are Pay more than the perceived value of a player Pretend to be disinterested and wait until the price comes down, hoping that player agitates for a move and or the selling club gets desperateThe first of these is not going to happen. The second option is what has happened with Van Dijk and Allison. The only way to know if this is true is if you're Michael Edwards. But if we see more action towards the end of the window, it may suggest that this is true.