Are the out of contract players 'counted' in the average squad strength of the players for the new seasons Cup draw?
I'm cutting my squad right back and have 12 players left who are 4 or 5 star, the rest are 1*.
Out of these twelve 4 are out of contract and I will renew as usual at the start of next season, but will the Game ignore them until they are signed and only take into account the 8 'in-contract' players and 6 of the others?