It's a rare thing to find a player willing to do what Fernandinho did - ie waive his loyalty bonuses to facilitate the move - In this case it's a balance for the player, at age 27, this will be his last major move and I would have thought, given the sums of money he would be able to earn over a five year contract, that alone would make his decision much easier. Additionally being coached by Pep for a minimum of three of those, with the chance to win major honours on a consistent basis you would hope that he would be desperate to come. As you say it's only a guess but if the delay is in fact due to him wanting a payoff I too have some concerns about his motives - after all he went on strike due to his dream move being scuppered in Jan. Great player, but the club have to weigh up the fact that at 31 will we be able to sell him on, there are plenty of other players who we can go for. I know we don't need to raise stacks of money on players at the end of contracts due to the system we are using with the academy, but I applaud the club for adopting a more robust policy rather than paying whatever another club/player wants. I would be happy either if he comes or doesn't we will be fine!
