I would take that with a pinch of salt if I am honest with you.
Why?
Because based on everything we know about Sam in the past, there is no way he will “walk” and miss out on his £6 million pay off.
He will do like the rest of them do....wait for the boot out the door and trouser the compo.
(not knocking any manager for doing that BTW....we all would in that circumstance
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And I can see Sam’s people floating a story about him being “undermined” by a clique within the club and all....a ready made excuse for his increasingly ignominious reign being prematurely truncated.
lol at the thought of him walking away from his pay out because the board refused to loan in Jason Defoe.