Was still a stupid fking thing to say given what people are like. He knew what he meant and it backfired. Tough shit. The BBC and Gary are a match made in heaven for spouting divisive bollocks. Let them crack on
Transfers are based around the value to the purchaser not the seller. I.e he might be worth 25m to us, but to an Everton he ain't. However a newly promoted team as a starting player might be more tempted to hit our higher valuations.