You’re chatting absolute rubbish though, obviously they’ve been looking for months, the links to 2 of these players were in papers way before Christmas.
Unfortunately it isn’t like going into a shop and buying something there has to be agreements between both clubs and the player and agent.
City would ideally wanted to have this sorted on the 1st but I imagine the selling club and player will not because a better offer may come along.
You’re looking at it too simplistically.