wrong!
the club saw an opportunity to flog a player for cash as usual and so sold him when city came in with silly money!
he was our first choice striker for a while and carried our attack for a substantial period. He then asked that he is paid what a first-choice striker is paid -- WHICH WAS FAIR! The club negotiated his wages abd then decided to flog him when they got a silly offer.
Nothing mercenary about that.![]()