There was nothing about Gittens that required a £60m bid. He wasn't in demand, didn't have a good season, had training issues and didn't even play well for England U-21s.
He did have one thing though - his agent is incredibly close to Joe Shields. We're talking family-level.
🇩🇪🇶🇦 Joshua Kimmich in 2021 on Qatar 🗣️
“I see us as having a responsibility to address things. That’s what we tried.”
🇩🇪🇺🇸 Joshua Kimmich in 2026 on the USA 🗣️
“That we players can solve these problems or change anything about them: that’s the wrong expectation.”