As far as we know no premier league has so far made an offer for Pereira and to quite a few of them, £25m isnt a huge amount, if a club desperately wanted him they could.
Now would be the time for them to show their hand if they do want him and thats then upto Pereira (he would likely turn them down as nobody will offer him £140k a week except the arabs)
I would love it if we could of sorted it and he stayed as i think he is quality, however from the outside looking in, in his one season in the premier league he was brilliant for half a season and poor for half a season, he fell out with his coach at Sporting and is now supposedly training with the kids as he isnt committed to our club, he also has gone very public making clear his decision is purely financial.
Premier league clubs may look at those things and the fact he is willing to go and play in a weaker league as he approaches his peak years and have reservations, he may be a type of player they would take a gamble on later in the window but i would imagine he would be getting £70k a week maximum.
We want £25m but if nobody is offering it we have a problem, we arent playing any bids off each other as of yet as there is only one club in for him. if we hold fire and wait til the end of the window we then run out of time to get players we want from the funds then the club get criticised, if we sell now for a lower amount the club again get criticised.
If he is still here after the window closes, is he really going to play the 100% effort and tempo Val wants? He may do but i have my reservations when he is so desperate to move.
Its all well and good saying let him rot but us fans would go mad too if we did that.