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Is it that difficult.

Get him on a 4 year deal. Triantis to continue to improve with us. Gets into the Australian or Greek World Cup squad and plays a couple of games.

Back with us for another year, if we are lucky. Then sell him for around £4m+, slice for Sunderland and we get the profit.

Know it could go t*ts up and he gets injured early doors, but this could happen to any player.

Surely that's how much of us feel and maybe a rough outline of what MacKay is thinking.
Get him on a 4 year deal.

Year 1: hibs struggle to balance Europe and the league. Finish outside top four. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 2: hibs perform better in the league. Perhaps finish third or 4th without the burden of European football. Clubs reluctant to match our asking price.

Year 3: hibs perform poorly in Europe (natch). Similar struggles in league. Clubs aware player wants away. Make offers in and around 1m to test our resolve before player goes into final year of contract.

You do hypothetical. So do I. Mine is more realistic.

I'm happy if we pay 1.5m. But you are buying him for the years of his contract. You are not buying a guaranteed profit.