I didn't think he still had 2 years on his contract
Was off contract at completion of last season. May have had an option for 2 more years, but with so much uncertainty around the A League coming from all angles, the Nix were hardly in a position to quickly offer a new deal/or take up any option if one existed.
With the amount the of ex A League players now in the ISL, you also obviously have to assume the money there is a lot better as well. But nice kudos to the current culture at the Nix that Taylor, Hooper and Steinmann have all talked very warmly about last season. Stupid virus.
Matti Steinmann seemingly signed a two-year extension earlier this year (this isn't just from that article, it's the word around town) but was then released to take up the ISL offer. Why it was never announced and why his release was never announced is a mystery.