Even if we leave it later in the window, i could see him hanging on, he has made it clear its about money so he isnt going to tie himself to a contract at another premier league club knowing he can earn twice that in saudi.
Its an unusual situation as most players have some professional ambition even when its money related but he has made it clear thats not the case, at least he was honest, but it backs Albion into a corner.
I would tempted to call his bluff, make him wait and see if the saudis will go higher but its a risky game, the longer it drags on we could be missing out on targets we could of got with the money.
It might be an unusual situation at the moment, but most geopolitical commentators are saying that Saudi Arabia are keen to be one of the leading powers in Global Football.
By offering the level of wages to MP, they, in effect, negated any chance of the player wanting to go elsewhere, & whatever we think about the moral issues, I suspect the tactic would work more often than not.
For me, it has to be a wake-up call, not only for WBA, but also for other clubs outside the top 6.
As an aside, I'm not sure if I heard it right, but I thought ITV news said that Grealish had been offered £1.5 million a month by Man City. If that's correct, we've no chance.