Sending him and Rugani away on loan worked really well. Both were always good options as 4th choice, but they kinda lacked ambition and weren’t players who took their responsibility. Now you see them fighting like they didn’t do before imo.
Im okay with renewing him for the same salary or a bit less, knowing that his amortisation will lower aswel.
I think tho that we shouldn’t forget that he was injured a lot in the past, so I think that waiting until the end of the month (or even later) is a good call by the board.