Newcastle United's contract policy will work in the Magpies' favour amid a planned change to Financial Fair Play rules - which will prevent clubs spreading transfer fees beyond five years.
UEFA have felt moved to act after Chelsea handed long-term deals to a host of new arrivals in recent months. Mykhailo Mudryk, for example, signed the longest contract in Premier League history when the Ukraine superstar put pen to paper on an eight-and-a-half year contract following his £89m move from Shakhtar Donetsk. Chelsea, as a result, will 'only' record the fee as just over £11m-per-year in their FFP calculations because it will be gradually written off over the length of the contract.
This was certainly not a one-off. Chelsea have also handed out seven-and-a-half year contracts to Noni Madueke and Benoit Badiashile; a seven-year deal to Wesley Fofana; and a six-and-a-half year contract to David Datro Fofana following the quartet's respective moves as part of the club's estimated £450m spending spree since last summer.
