It’s not like this figure has been plucked out of thin air - many journalists on twitter reporting it.Why do you not trust the club?
Why do you believe tittle tattle?
it’s probably a little of both, with 3m as the initial fee but potential add ons making it the higher fee maximum fee that KR referenced, but 2.25m even as the base fee is absurd for the reasons described by the poster you replied to.