Because as I said, they work in tangent.The manager wouldn't have any say on the transfer fee the club would accept. Why would it be a low fee? Armstrong went down south with a year left on his deal for £7 million.
Ross Wilson job is to provide the manager with suitable options along with getting the highest fee possible for our players.
If Wilson goes to Gerrard and says “we’ve been offered X for Goldson, whats your opinion on the offer?”
Gerrard says he categorically wants to keep him then depending on the fee, that’ll be what happens.
Players don’t just get sold without a consultation of the manager. Do you know if we got any offers, or is this all hypothetical?
Perhaps they collectively agreed that he was worth more to us this season, and our challenge for the CL spot than any fee we would have gotten.
If clubs aren’t interested in signing a player with a year on his deal, then he’s not going to go anywhere.