They didn't back out just because Liverpool B complained. They backed out because they're already on a PL academy ban and another complaint would likely result in harsher penalties than when Mou tampered with Ashley Cole in a similar fashion years back. S'hampton wanted 75 million pounds, but tampering forced them to cut that down to 50. Understandable, I guess. They fukked up, got caught, and now City can retract their statement about not being that interested in VVD anyway. Next CB target looks like it's Stefan de Vrij.
Roma's trying to hold out on Salah, but they're teetering the line on FFP. Unless Arsenal jump in, they're selling Salah to Liverpool for less than 40 million.