I'm sure you've said in other threads, probably the one on the Cov /Palmer situation that you participated in the songs/ chants back in the day?
Anyhow, the point was that he's apparently leaving because of that gross event not because he's saying he's bigger than the club, and despite his assertion his contract was always seen as a stepping stone for his career it's more than fair to assume that what happened to his mate is the primary deciding factor as to whether he stayed or not.
According to Ty apart from a Turkish team, (IIRC) no other club has actively and consistently been reviewing his performance data which tends to show that he's not on anyones radar