Quote Originally Posted by Power_n_Glory View Post
I highly doubt people would have bought that story. All he had to do was sign a contract if he wanted to stay. Nasri and Adebayor tried to pull that nosense and it didn't wash.
You're missing the point - of course most would be suspicious until he signed a new contact. But the point is - in public - he wasn't the one forcing the move, and so it's more transparently the club's decision. I, and many others I guess, weren't angry that he didn't sign a new contract. If we can't afford him, that's that - what can a club do. I was very annoyed that we didn't hold him to his last year of his contract, took the hit of £12m (taking away Giroud's fee) and gave ourselves the best chance of doing well on the pitch. This showed where the club's priorities are.