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I'm not close enough to how these negotiations work, but we won't have been the only club trying to sign him. If a player/his agent wants a term like that, I imagine it's one most clubs would accept. If you're banking £100m+ there's pretty limited downside. I'll stress again though: it's just...

My interpretation of the wording was that his contract had a promotion clause in it, triggering a year extension: "In addition, the club has extended midfielder Richie Towell's deal to 2019 - following promotion to the Premier League." Maybe I'm wrong though.