Certainly Parma didn't pay anything close to 15m. It's not like Rakitic or whoever we buy will be any cheaper or safer bet.
They will buy his half for 3.5 million. Then they will delay it until end of 2013. When will his contract expiring? They can buy his other half for free after 3 years

It's pathetic deal. It's not even pathetic, a new word should be invented for this.