As for who has the biggest reputation, I don't really care. If they come and play like sh*t, reputation isn't going to save them (The wrong Aloisi for example). Big name signings are only useful if they have the ability to back it up.
You'd have to ask yourself if they are trying to find every loophole they can out of that contract or if they are going to support him and help him ride through this bad patch.
$1.4mil is more than a few bottles of tequilla