That doesn't sound right,but may be the club thought he is never gonna be good and we won't be able to get an offer from him.Weird tbh
They got offers last summer. Should had sold him then, and adriano too.
We weren't really in a position to let many player go with the ban tbh or at least that is what they thought.
The offers we got for him was loans or a low value offer IIRC
Anyway,I don't like the move.