How to put off interest in your players?

Obviously by increasing their value would help, but does that make the player want a pay rise?

Any other way to get them to back off without upsetting my players?

issue a hands off warning, if they express interest, never had a bid after doing so and inflating their value.

Doesn't that upset your player?

Also you would have to hope that message appears before a bid comes in, no?

Never had anyone upset buy it, but if they allready wanted to leave I guess it could, but by then I'm thinking dollars allready and just boost their asking price and any inquiries I tell them I'll sell - but only at the right price of my asking price.

Jacking up the asking price is enough to deter most suitors (minimum of $20million for any player I don't want to sell.) I've only seen a player become upset if you frequently turn down actual bids, and they'll usually ask for more money.

It is excessively easy to keep players, even when they want to leave. A large asking price, issuing hands off warnings and just saying no in interaction normally does the trick, teams don't offer for them, they don't demand a transfer or play worse.

It should be much harder to keep players happy and at a club at virtually every level.