I’d like to think we were in the running right up to the death. He dismissed Getafe in a heartbeat, if he was of the opinion that a move to us was out of the question I’m sure he’d have put us out of our misery. Whilst not knowing him personally we’ve all followed his career, his interviews etc quite closely. He doesn’t come across as the type who’d string someone along, he just doesn’t. An outside influence/reason maybe at play here, a reason why he hasn’t signed for any UK club (he’s no doubt had offers). A multi millionaire moving countries for employment reasons may have a few implications, HMRC for one. Perhaps keeping away from employment in the UK is a factor, a huge financial factor that couldn’t be overcome.