Another problem with expiring contracts

[enthon]

Just come across another problem concerning offering contracts to English Players:

It was obviously not possible to offer contracts in January to players in an English Team with expiry date in June/July.

I guess this is only possible in May or later?

However, one player I was interested in got an offer from an Italian Club in January and the deal was confirmed. I had no option to offer a contract at the same time. Is this intended or just another bug?

thank you

Oliver

[Jamie King]

I believe it's intentional - it's one of those strange rules where English clubs can't approach to sign players at other English clubs until a month before their contract expires, but foreign clubs are allowed to approach to sign players with 6 months left on their contracts. It also works the other way in that as an English club - you can approach to sign players in foreign countries who have 6 months left on their contract.

Hope that helps.