Somebody who chooses to use the name of a curved fruit (and all its connotations), is not a person I would find easy to take serious.I've never pretended to "offer" anything personally. But 'Banana' has (No bid) and I trust him on this one, since he is not just any old Bees fan, but one who is in a position to know.
My own feelings are that your valuation of the player has exceeded our assessment of ours and the player's potential. And that we feel if we are going to pay more, we are better off looking at better players.