Totally agree with his fee and the initial rumors of 70M euro was fantasy...and that was before he firmly said no to a contract extension...and getting paid less than what United offered.
The interest from United many years ago, coupled with him being a huge Rio fan always weighed on his mind.
I still don't think all of these annual payments are done in one swoop, but the upfront/initially payments will help with any of their transfer pursuits.
Cheers to another local. I live near Shakespeare Pub in SD.