If the 15 million pound offer came, I don't think Rafa will accept it. Neither would I. Why?
Because when you value a transfer under these circumstances, (a few weeks left before the transfer window closes / less than a week before the start of the Premiership) one has to consider the opportunity cost of selling an established left-back together with his so called "market-value". So Riise may be worth 5-10 million in Rafa's eyes, but he will be reluctant to let him go because the opportunity cost of the transfer is potentially a crippling blow to stability at the back. Unless Aurelio settles down very quickly, left back will be a problem at least until the transfer window opens again in January. And even then, a quality left back may be hard to come by.
Because when you value a transfer under these circumstances, (a few weeks left before the transfer window closes / less than a week before the start of the Premiership) one has to consider the opportunity cost of selling an established left-back together with his so called "market-value". So Riise may be worth 5-10 million in Rafa's eyes, but he will be reluctant to let him go because the opportunity cost of the transfer is potentially a crippling blow to stability at the back. Unless Aurelio settles down very quickly, left back will be a problem at least until the transfer window opens again in January. And even then, a quality left back may be hard to come by.



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