So it's more a case of Nordeus using ingenious ways of taking tokens from people.
huh ?
what's this has to do with this subject
This has to do from how inform is a manager, how deeper he 's gong in the game, how much reading he did (or exchanging info/opinions with other managers), the perception, the experience he gets through time.
For example I can tell you that your player (who is 26 y.o.) is a slow trainer so (unless you 'll spend a fortune of greens) next season he 'll be a 3* player so he won't be anymore effective vs 5*-6* defenders and GK.
So it's wrong to renew (and before expiring) the contract of an "old" player.

But I have to, hoping they perform since their wage reflect their current ldevel.
hey guys relax, this is just a game based in football management.
I know that many people having the knowledge/experience from real football, try to think with the same way.
Wrong, here there are specific functions.
No player will be happy and perform better if you renew his contract before time and no player gonna have psychological problems and wont perform in the first 6 days of the season, waiting to renew or not his contract

More info (from http://forum.topeleven.com/top-eleve...click-see.html )
here
http://forum.topeleven.com/top-eleve...contracts.html
and here
http://forum.topeleven.com/top-eleve...ge-player.html