And when said player says to the club 'ok, you've got the big offer and I've done my time' the clubs let them go and wish them well - except for Palace who simply laugh in Zaha's face and say 'Hahahahaha does it say we'll let you go in your contract? No. Back to work fool.'
Because it's probably best for Brighton that we let them go when a) they've served us well and b) we get a good fee. We don't have a production line of talent, we buy young talent and develop them. It's possible we can keep that going, and if we're able to keep competing towards the top of the...
Is there any real way to know who will be in the running for them yet (other than guessing based on squads)?
Once the season is over and we know whether we're in Europe or not, the players will have a better feel for what they want and the club will know what we can offer them to stay...