I meant, he’d be able to join another club. From what I’ve read, his wages have been prohibitive . I didn’t make that clear , so fair point. Changed it
In the context of the redundancies, it smells particularly bad....but, yes, you can’t blame the player for honouring his contract.
It is my (perhaps naive) view, that while most players maybe preoccupied by who earns what, playing football is their First and true love.
In a few decades time...