The problem is that players today are mercenaries and seem to have no respect for the clubs they represent. As a journalist was saying the other day in Portugal, players want the best of both worlds. They want to be protected by high wages contracts but want to leave as soon as someone else waives with a better offer, forgetting they signed a contract and that it works both ways: clubs pay high wages in exchange for a warranty that they'll stay for an X number of seasons (unless, of course, they are sold).
What Moutinho is doing - and what Cristiano has been doing the whole summer - is in my point of view unacceptable. It's certainly not a role model for anyone, it's just an attitude of a spoiled child, a young boy who's not mentally up to the responsibilities of such a highly well paid profession.
What saddens me the most is that Moutinho was the most respected player in the team - at least for the fans. His attitude (definitely order by that Zhavi character, with a questionable code of honour) was a shock to everyone.
As a Sporting fan I don't have anything against Everton (well, you COULD have bought Stoikovic... ), but I hope that Sporting's board keeps their strong position and doesn't give in on the 25 million euro price tag.