Quote Originally Posted by redsnoopy View Post
For a player nearing end of contract,

-- If I renew him near end of season, by next season, he will only be on two years of contract left?

But if I wait till new season to renew a player, will he suddenly disappear?
Contracts are renewed till a max. of 3 seasons, and it counts the current season as 1. Once the last year of contract -1- expires, you have 7 days to renew the contract and then, player leave your club, if it wasn't renewed.