True or not, people linking the apparent valuation of Gvardiol to Cucurella, and saying it must be bullshit are missing the point.
We clearly have a valuation for each player based on a number of factors, and stick to that valuation even if it means walking away from the deal.
Our valuation for Cucurella clearly didn’t exceed £40m all in - that doesn’t mean we automatically rate Gvardiol in the same bracket.
For example - at just 20 years old, Gvardiol has played in the CL the last two seasons. Something Cucurella has still yet to achieve at 24.
I can see why we’d rate Gvardiol more highly than Cucurella - arguably he’s a better player already, and a far more exciting prospect in terms of where his talent could take him with the right coaching.