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Contracts and wages

Deals are counted in seasons and they end. Renew the ones you want to keep.

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A contract being signed

Every deal in Square Leg is counted in seasons, and every deal ends. Renew the players you want to keep before they walk.

1 to 5 seasonsYou choose the length when you sign or renew.
Three reminders10, 5 and 1 days before a deal runs out.
A salary capEach tier has one. Honours raise yours.
Releasing costsHalf of what's left on his deal.

How a contract works

A contract runs for 1 to 5 seasons, and you choose the length when you sign or renew. A season is one real month, so a three-season deal lasts about three months.

  • The length never changes the wage. A longer deal isn't cheaper, it just keeps him longer.
  • Every deal comes with a squad role: Star player, Regular, Rotation or Prospect. It's a promise of matches ("I will play a minimum of N matches this season"). A Prospect is promised none.
  • His Contract tab shows his salary per season and the seasons left.
Renewing a contract: choose the length and the squad role
Renew: pick the length and his role.

Renewing

Negotiating a new contract in conversation
Haggle in your own words.

On his Contract tab, tap Renew. There are two ways to do it:

  • Propose a contract: choose how long and how much per season, then send the offer.
  • Write an AI chat: negotiate with him in your own words.

Each tier has a salary cap, and honours raise yours. A renewal that would take you over it is refused: sell or release someone, or agree a smaller raise. Your wage room is the space left under the cap, not extra cash.

When a deal runs out

You get reminders 10, 5 and 1 days before a contract ends. If you don't renew him, he leaves at the end of the season and becomes a free agent that any club can sign.

Releasing a player

Releasing a player costs half of what's left on his contract, and frees his wage at once. His team-mates may not like it.

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