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I totally agree with you on the second point. He's definitely not worth a million for six years or anywhere near it. I would hope the club would set their limit at around 800k for 5 years and then he gets to make a decision about how much it's worth to turn his life upside down and move.
Ultimately it's his decision to make though and I can't begrudge him if he chases the money and goes. In his position I might do the same thing. But the idea of loyalty being a factor here is a strange thing to me - the club picked him and stuck by him because they thought he might turn into a decent player, which he did. That wasn't loyalty from the club though, it was transactional and the club has benefited immensely from it over the life of his contract.
Ultimately it's his decision to make though and I can't begrudge him if he chases the money and goes. In his position I might do the same thing. But the idea of loyalty being a factor here is a strange thing to me - the club picked him and stuck by him because they thought he might turn into a decent player, which he did. That wasn't loyalty from the club though, it was transactional and the club has benefited immensely from it over the life of his contract.
If he goes then all the best, I'll not be angry at the club if they stuck to what they believe they are happy to offer and don't get forced into a knee jerk reaction to match what is obviously over paying.
The benefit to us if he leaves is at the very least a round one pick and some cash to splash.

