Baker told BBC Gloucestershire: "I've heard the package he's on and he wouldn't get that at a lot of clubs in League One, it's staggering.
"It shows the money someone is putting in at Crawley to sustain the wage bill. They're not doing it on gates."
He added: "There's no way we could have kept Wes but we've learned our lessons. We should have had an option on his deal."
Source: BBC Sport
Source: BBC Sport