He was
effectively leaving the club, who stood by him through two scandals, in a position of which was not feasible to progress with into the future.
Not exact matches
So that probably
leaves him as a good squad player for rotation and injury cover but not someone I would want to place a lot of weight on, and I really don't understand his salary — but then I don't run the
club and good for him if he or his agent can negotiate
effectively.
It also took them eight points —
effectively nine, given their vastly superior goal difference — clear of the west London
club with just seven games
left to play.
Does that mean that players will get less choice in terms of
leaving clubs unless they
effectively go on strike (Sterling — arf!)