I absolutely respect LN's right to better things for himself and his family. All of us do....if we haven't / can't pay the value of his worth, then it is entirely his right to get that elsewhere.
All of us would do that....its human nature. !
But.
If you - as a club F&B - can't stand up in front of an assembled crowd consisting of your teamates and faithfull members/club supporters, and say 'Look, I love playing here, I love this team, I love the people, and I wanna play footy HERE!! ' ....well, I don't reckon we want him.?
You either wanna play footy here or you don't. If you are gonna be a mercenary, well, the question is always gonna be asked of your loyalty and passion ...and, 'absolute committment.'
Love LN, love what he has become, would love to have him in purple. Couldnt have asked for anything more from a player.
But -sorry to say this - time's up fella. !