ATTENTION: The information in this post is partially incorrect. The correct information about Player Contracts is explained in post number 16 of this thread
Hey Everyone. :)
I've broken down the Contract Signing system in to the following (What Khris and Niko said is correct):
- Only the initial contract signing is 3 Years - a.k.a, When the player comes to your Club for the very first time.
- Renewing a contracts ads a maximum of 2 Years (Three conditions follow from this):
1) The contract already expired (7 days to sign) - Renewal results in an addition of 2 Years to current contract = 2 Years Left
2) The contract expires this season (1 year left) - Renewal results in an addition of 1 Year to current contract = 2 Years Left
3) The contract expires next season (2 years left) - Renewal results in an addition of 1 Year to current contract = 3 Years Left
Additionally to point 3) - If the contract was renewed in the current season (2 years left), the Manager can renew the contract again for an additional year, resulting in a 3 year contract.
So basically this lets you:
- Utilize the player till the end of the season
- Sign the player for a couple more seasons, if you like his performance
- Add one additional season to the player's contract after you renew it, for a total of 3 whole seasons.
Hm, maybe a slider that let's you chose the exact number of years you want to sign your player for, would have been simpler.