Big Willie
Great point on the contract.
You're a mile off if you think cesc didn't have 50 calls a summer from every half top club under the sun checking on his situation. Guy was a supreme talent and player. He won player of the tournament at u17 WC and top scorer while playing in midfield. And dropped immediately into our starting team. What do you think DoF do all day. Obi Martin didn't jump to united the first time they called every top team would have been in his ear constantly.
Cesc was sought after by every top team. Players with half is talent get constant calls. And as you agree he could have gone on strike anytime.
Anywho you can't think of any players that were playing at the stop level that stayed longer into the shit. That's loyalty.
Comparing it to Henry staying when times are good is daft. Who doesn't like trophies. And my point was cesc stayed longer into the shit that any player playing at the top level. The others all jumped asap as soon as they could get the top move so they were playing with a team of top players. Cesc carried us through the shit.