Contracts actually mean very little

So much gets made of a player signing a new deal and supposedly committing his future to a club – but at the end of the day, if they want to leave, they can engineer it.

Yes a new deal will mean more money has to exchange hands and it is certainly one way to stop a player leaving on a free, but it is not a sure fire way to keep someone.

Luis Suarez is case in point – and both Reus and his agent will know that signing a piece of paper to say you will stay for four years does not mean you have any intention of doing so.