Not really, the longer it goes on the worse it is for us, I can see him being here on deadline, not having signed a contract, we accept an offer for him, he goes, but we don't get a replacement in before the window slams shut. A bit like when Arteta left.
Other than that, what is the worst case for Barkley? He sees out his contract, goes on a free and and signs for someone else on about £250k a week.
There is a reason clubs don't let teams go into the last two years of their contract, it's to avoid this situation