I wouldn't be too worried...
His manager did confirm iPap is committing, can't back out from that.
To be fair, deep down he is committed, he already said he's excited to work with Sheens, and is obviously trying to block out the background noise. He's only refusing until the Eels finals campaign is over, put yourself in his shoes .. you'd be the same if you were really focused on finals footy right?
Whereas comparing this to Api, at least he did come out and said he's 100% committed to the decision and definitely won't back out.
I think that's pretty understandable.