It was not the provisional outcome of the negotiation that stood out out. (totalpolitics.com)
City are hopeful the two Milan clubs could start a bidding war, but Joorabchian has confirmed to the Italian it's almost a done deal with AC, saying: «We have great confidence in the successful outcome of negotiations between the two clubs.» (metro.co.uk)
In the book Negotiation, Adam D. Galinsky of Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management and Roderick I. Swaab of INSEAD in France write: «In our studies, we found that the final outcome of a negotiation is affected by whether the buyer or the seller makes the first offer. (inc.com)