NUFC can't recruit a sleeping turtle if they wanted, they have now stalled business for weeks, damaged their relationship with their star player who didn't get an improved contract offer from NUFC, and he doesn't even want to train with their squad. They're still playing hardball rejecting £120m, whilst their PSR situation is still precarious, and on top of that they still need to fill at least four or five positions before matchday 1.
Irrational, mismanagement supreme.