Ipswich Town: Mark Attanasio, the owner of Norwich City, on selling Nunez

Last night, the City chief spoke on a special edition of BBC Radio Norfolk’s Canary Call, and naturally, the Nunez scandal was a major topic of discussion.

When the dynamic playmaker crossed the border in a £7.5 million deal during the summer transfer window, it sent shockwaves through East Anglian football. He played a crucial part as a substitute in the Blues’ 3-1 victory over their old rivals at the beginning of this month—Town’s first against Norwich in 16 years—after tapping the Town badge and winking at the camera in his daring introduction video. “Yes, it’s an own goal now that I know what it is!” Attanasio acknowledged that he also owns the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.

“As a fan, I ask myself, ‘What are we doing?'” When asked if he could have prevented the relocation as the owner, he responded, “Yeah, of course.” “The difficulty you face as an owner is that if we’re discussing ownership choices on the air tonight, I have to intervene if I see something that’s incorrect. Ben Knapper, the director of football, is available to discuss the choice; but, if there is a knock-on impact, it would have been better if we had done it.

Perhaps we will eventually reach our headroom. It wasn’t done because we had a lot of headroom, by the way. However, if we were to think, “Well, gee, we could buy more players if we had the £7.5 million from that,” “In 21 years, I’ve made one decision similar to this in Milwaukee, and it was even worse.””The players in this sport have an enormous amount of authority,” he continued. For the record, when I learnt that Jonny Rowe was considering leaving, I thought, “Why don’t you just put him on the U21s and see how he likes that?” “The response was that we could obtain £14 million. I don’t care, though. It is up to us to make the decision, not him. “No, it seems like the players have a choice since you have to consider culture and how it impacts other players.

“He (Nunez) wanted to leave, and I was exhausted. Well done, Marcelino Nunez won the first round and was able to pound the badge for that battle. “We might play in the same league next year, and there will be another game at our stadium. We’ll see how this all develops over time.” However, he desired to join that team. Thus, the choice was made.

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