So ultimately they'd see Everton as a stepping stone.
Every club apart from your Barca's, Real Madrid's etc is a stepping stone to the top. Even Man U (Ronaldo), Arsenal (nearly everyone), Liverpool (Mascherano, Alonso, Suarez), Spurs (Bale, Carrick, Berbatov, Modric) have been used as a stepping stone to bigger clubs in recent years and its no different for us.
I can accept him wanting to move for CL football but I just wish he would keep his mouth shut about it. Everyone in football will know his clause and i'm sure his agent has told certain teams he would be willing to sign up, so why does he have to whore himself out at every opportunity?
Does anyone know when the supposed deadline date for the release clause to be met is?