Only some fans mate, a lot of us took to the self sustainable strategy straight away.He was quite vocal about how he didn't wish to go to Saudi though it was a choice between that move and a move to us, widely reported.
I think a move the tax free sports washing Saudi would have been better paid than a move to Sunderland whose own fans are highly critical of the club for a lack of spending.
There is no way the guy would have earned more here than there, he wanted to play football for Sunderland. Doesn't really matter now anyway.