If he considered himself a professional footballer surely he'd want to actually play football, regardless of the wage?
Can't see how people can say he's a great professional when he chooses not to play.
Depends really, what is he on here, like 60k a week? Surely the likes of MK Dons could only afford about 10 to 20k a week? It's a considerable drop in wages, especially when he hasn't got many years in his playing career left. I'd like to think that a player exists in the top flight who would slash his wages like that for the sake of playing every weekend, but I don't think there is one. How many of us would do that in his shoes?