Agreed. But everything would have gone so smooth had he told the president that he was going to leave and make a press conference to state his case. The president would have likely asked him to come off as thankful to him in order to avoid him being blamed; and I'm certain he would already be at City.
Speaking of embarrassing situations, how does the law firm that put together Messi's contract look now that they misguided him on his ability to leave when the paperwork clearly indicated June 10th. Did his attorneys and Messi think City was stupid ? City was never going to let him put on a Jersey pending a potential legal battle.
Guardiola must have the biggest case of Blue balls you've ever seen ! no pun intended.