Many teams were interested in him, all of whom were put off by his wage demands. I am not satisfied with Marotta this mercato, but he can't be blamed here. Amauri would be lucky if their was a team willing to offer half his current 4m a season wages.
Like Tiago, he is laughing all the way to the bank. I hope clubs do not budge on their stance regarding freezing players out of the team. It is the only tool they have left to battle these greedy players, who would rather not play for an entire season and train by themselves.
After having not played competitively for a year, he won't be a very attractive option for clubs next summer. Had he taken a pay cut now, it still would have been more than what clubs will be willing to offer him next season.