The tokens issue has been a thing for a long time now. It was like that in 2013 when I started playing. In those days in auctions if you bid on a player it cost you 1 token per bid! So I would say things are better now than they used to be in auctions.
However, in negotiations Nordeus have always taken their cut and that is why we see so many zero token offers for our best players! Because managers do not understand that the other Manager does not see the additional tokens offered unless the buyer goes above the Nordeus cut (or Managers are just trying their luck).
You are right about Negotiations in the final week though. This was never a popular move by Nordeus and most Managers are campaigning to get this changed or at least offer a week in mid-season as well for Negotiations. The only people who don’t mind the current set-up is tankers whose players won’t be dropping a star at the end of the season.
The majority of us are in agreement with you though.