And that us what it is. And this story has a wonderful beginning and and a pretty good ending too, even if it is sooner than we'd like.
What it doesn't need is imaginary good guys and bad guys to the story. Clearly the club all agreed it. The timing of Khaldoon's announcement followed immediately by Sergio's own words, says it was pre-planned.
Let's not read into it more than needs read, it is his time, he will get what he is after elsewhere be it minutes money or length of contract. And we get to say thank you for a wonderful decade and await a new striker.