So, do you suspect, like I do, that we DO do release clauses (when it suits us, because our owner is smart and pragmatic - and secretive so we punters don't really know what goes on), and that maybe we didn't sing Kludo, for example, because he fancied being in London?
I am aware of a couple of...
Here's something to chew on.
Imagine we sign an unknown young player and after a year or so he starts to look like an absolute gem. Other clubs are sniffing around.
We could then offer him an improved contract with a release clause.
We then get to keep him for a bit longer, maybe even with...