That is a hell of a lot of footballer for £1m. He is 100% premiership quality and that fact that you can buy that for £1m is going to very good business for someone. This is only a reflection of him being in the last year of his contract.
I think it is a shame that he's given 2 years of his talent warming our bench.
I think it is just a case of managers never really fancying him because of a total lack of physicality and his incredibly shy and mild character. He's just such a meek bloke. I remember meeting him and his young son at work and in the entire conversation, and I'm not even slightly intimidating as a character, he didn't look me in the eye and I had to ask him to speak up as he had such a quiet voice. All I remember is standing next to him (in fairness I'm 6'2" and I'm not a slight build) and thinking if I was standing next to him the the tunnel on the way out to a game, I'd just think I was going to run through him. God knows that the likes of Fellaini must think.
I wish him the best of luck if he does leave. He was only ever 1 stone, 5" and a bit of fire in his belly of being an absolutely top drawer player. His talent is never in doubt for those who witnessed him destroy West Ham at the SOL last year.