I think we all need to be a little less misty eyed. There is no face of it or ploy, it is excellent news. He is a professional footballer wanting to get paid the most he can and advance his career, we're a football club with an asset we want to protect and keep as long as we can, but sell for as...
They're certainly not, but I also rather feel they are a good team morale boast to know the group is being kept together as much as possible. Really good time to be announcing these imho.