Of course, if either party wanted to back out, there was still time.
It just wasn't a common practice.
Florentino was far too shrewd; everything clicked into place at once.
'Wenger must have met with Wang Shuo before. That's why he was in such a hurry to sell Fabregas and Nasri. And now he's putting out feelers about Van Persie. It's clear he's just trying to raise funds.'
"You're saying they'd already reached an agreement?"
"I don't think so. Otherwise, Wenger wouldn't have needed to make another trip to China. I see the recent sales and signings as a show of good faith. That's what gave him the confidence to fly to China for talks."
At this, Florentino let out a soft sigh.
In truth, he had known for a long time that there was little chance of Real Madrid signing Wang Shuo.
With Ronaldo on the team, Wang Shuo was almost certain not to come to Real Madrid.
But no one had expected Wenger to be so determined this time, much less that he could convince the Arsenal board.
