….I think that decision was made some time ago. As far as I know, he’s never been offered a new deal & from what was said a few months ago, the club were open to receiving offers.
i suspect it’s always been the players aim to run down his current deal & leave on a Bosman.
He will take advice from his " advisers " too.
You can`t really blame him can you, as he`s never going to get the money he`s on here, anywhere else.
A few years ago, he may have been tempted by a move to China, when they were throwing money around on crap like Rondon et al.
But obviously that`s all stopped now.