I don’t get the ‘we can’t deny him a move’ stuff tbh. Of course we could. He’s under contract.
And yes, he played well from Feb onwards but he still missed a game when he was busy crying about his move being denied, and he was clearly going to agitate for a move this summer.
In terms of loyalty Baines and Jags are miles ahead.
He was injured. He missed two games because of it.
End of the day we've sold our best player - again. But, change can be a good thing. It'll just take time.