Quote: Pieman "rumour from oz is that hes on double that'"
I think it's a default mechanism - when a player wants to come to England it has to be about money.
I know his agent is getting a bit of stick but I imagine JB didn't want to consider another year away from his daughter unless it was so financially lucrative it would be silly not to. His agent would have explored whether such a deal was possible elsewhere and when it became clear that it wasnt then I imagine the decision was a relatively easy one.
I do however hope the signing doesnt cause problems down the road regarding pay cuts for the existing roster.