Because he was told he could go, Tottenham messed us about and then he started acting like a tit?
Yes probably in a nutshell. The thing is with very public "tapping up" you have to pay what the selling club wants like Man City did with Sterling. Spurs did the whole courtship thing but didn't come across with bling
If he hadn't acted like an idiot he would have been, apparantely the plan was for him to play behind Rondon but the throwing toys sort of stopped that
Well because the toys went out of the pram we never got to see it really but I suspect that might not have worked particularly well because he has not got the all round game that he needs as a number 10, not saying that he can't develop it but right now it isn't there.
I have been generally sanguine about his departure because I have always felt he didn't quite fit into our current style and there are players we might buy with the money that would. As it has turned out with got even less than I thought we might from him this season.
I hate to admit but he could do well at Spurs although he has to find his best form and drop the billy big bollox attitude. So it is far from certain.