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Paramount has not revised its guidance on when it expects the deal to close — but the contractual deadline is early October.

The players will also split a performance-related package of around £3m for their success, though it is understood that automatic pay increases for Champions League qualification are not universal across all personal contractual agreements.

A recent Public Accounts Committee report on NHS dentistry found that only around half of the English population could see an NHS dentist over a two-year period under current funding and contractual arrangements.

He said PCNs were "a contractual debt" that could ultimately be pursued through the civil courts and result in a County Court Judgement, which can affect your credit rating.

Yet, while money is always a factor when it comes to contractual negotiations, it wasn't the determining consideration for a footballer at the peak of his powers.