We're far too slow with deals, agree with Steve. This was my biggest gripe in the summer, why we couldn't get a midfielder then because we're only capable of completing 3 deals in a summer window? It shouldn't even be negotiated now, majority of it should have been done before the window even opened and then the trigger to get him done.
When was the last time we ever signed someone out of the blue? All our deals are leaked weeks and weeks if not months before we are capable of closing the deal.
This Fernandes deal would be good if it ever happens, but highlights more than ever our incompetence imo.