Not for that deal there wouldn't, no.
But the fact is, that 47 million or whatever we paid is gone. Most of it will have been written off on the accounts. We're never getting it back so what is the next best thing?
If he was sold this summer we would get something, for a player that has been next to useless. If we hold onto him all you do is get into a situation where he needs a contract to retain any value, risking the fact he'll be here indefinitely, or else he goes for nothing. That isn't any better for us than just getting rid of him now.
The club won't like it, and I'm not saying your take of how the club will do things is wrong, but it's this kind of timidness that gets us into trouble with certain players.