phd_angel Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) I was trying to bring in a DC (image below). As I saw other clubs making him offers, I went to to the contract negotiation page and made a few tweaks to make my offer more attractive: I increased the salary by nearly 20% along with better bonuses (but also a higher release fee, even though he's already 33). His agent promptly refused all my improvement offers. The player did accept my offer and joined my club a week later. That's the first time I see a player refusing a higher salary in FM. Have you seen this before?.... That's him: Edited November 2, 2023 by phd_angel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inacion Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 If the player has a high loyalty attribute it's possible the he refuses better contracts. It's rare to have very high loyalty players but it's possible Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeiranShikari Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Norwich are massive and he was already honored to be joining. You could probably have reduced the contract and he'd have still joined. Edited October 30, 2023 by KeiranShikari 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd_angel Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 6 hours ago, KeiranShikari said: Norwich are massive and he was already honored to be joining. You could probably have reduced the contract and he'd have still joined. He left Norwich to join me at Cadiz. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbugg Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 (edited) It happens with me, If other clubs are interested and I really want the player, I have to up my offer quite a bit. This happens more with young players (16/17) turning me down to stay where they are on very much lower wages. Edited November 2, 2023 by starbugg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner86 Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 That seems off if I’m honest. Generally in cases like this, they would just lower the release clause and leave your improvements intact. Or in older FMs, lower the release clause and then increase the wage demand… I’m assuming you didn’t touch the agent fee? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd_angel Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 17 hours ago, gunner86 said: That seems off if I’m honest. Generally in cases like this, they would just lower the release clause and leave your improvements intact. Or in older FMs, lower the release clause and then increase the wage demand… I’m assuming you didn’t touch the agent fee? Correct. Agent fee was the same. I increased the salary offer and bonuses as well as the minimum release fee (Given he is already 33, I thought he wouldn't mind). The agent reverted all offers back to the previous offer levels. Over the next few days, they evaluated offers from other clubs and a week later, he accepted to join me at Cadiz. This behavior (refusing a higher salary and joining me) was a first time I've seen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbugg Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 My post above doesn't make sense now because you edited your original post. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd_angel Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 19 hours ago, starbugg said: My post above doesn't make sense now because you edited your original post. Most commenters understood my original post but a couple didn't. Thus, I edited my post to increase clarity, but the original meaning remains the exact same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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