Yes. Some truth in that.
One of the very highest earners – obviously – and will be well into his 35th year by the start of the new season.
You can reasonably take a view that offering contracts to older players can be quite a risky decision.
He did slow down and will certainly not be getting any faster in the future. His goals also became less frequent, of course.
All things said, we’ll need someone pretty good to replace him.
