90K a week for a crock with a bad haircut seems a bit excessive.

To be fair, he's an excellent player when fit ... the problem is that he's never fit.

The funny thing is that there are 2 articles on soccernet within a month or so of each other - one saying that he wanted to prove his worth to the new Real Madrid manager, and the other saying that he wanted to come back to the Premiership. I guess that he changed his mind when he realized that he probably wouldn't be guaranteed a first team place.