You feel bad for a guy that got paid 4m to retire? Don't worry he can wipe his tears with his million.
I like Tek seems like a good guy but I will never feel sorry for a professional footballer. They get paid a crazy amount of money for the best job in the world.
So 4M was the definite amount? Not at all questioning you Stevie but with all the false reporting with Euro soccer feels like listening to US political reporting at times.
Look, I agree seemed like a good guy who played well for Juve, but wish more honestly would be included coming out of players mouths. Tek told the fans he understood wasn't in Juve's plans so would obliged and kindly leave. Guess we just have to read in between the lines that Tek forgot to include he needed to get as much money as possible before exiting.
Look a contract is a contract so Tek deserves to get paid! Just if he was doing good by Juve he would have accepted an offer to go somewhere else. Tek is still too good for other clubs not to want him. I think the SA deal could have been made but Tek + wife probably showed no interest in going there. If I was SA management and saw that lack of interest, I think FU, we don't want/need you!
Look by tmarket has 6M value and IMO that's a slight bargain because plenty of older GK's still playing at high level. Forget SA offer that we would have been +5M. Can't tell me some other club wouldn't have payed him 2-3M salary. Okay at 2M salary with no transfer fee it's an even swap with us still owing Tek 4M.
So Tek I believe wins out in this deal. Now he's a complete free agent to go anywhere he +wife desires. Him waiting this long in transfer period to go somewhere, which we still don't know where, tells me he has very DERSIRE/GRINTA left in him to play high-level soccer. IMO if he did would have been more urgent in transferring somewhere to get situated with new club being ready for week 1 match.
So for me Tek, please no tearful goodbye letters AKA Alex Sandro from you on the way out! Just leave and don't come back 10 years from now for some reunion!