No , look at the Hayne situation …..
TYGA (above) is spot on so I’ve never understood The Hayne contract
Which was my exact point 😕 Hayne signed for allegedly 1.2 for GCT and then signed for allegedly 550 k by Parra
But as Tyga says the contract must be agreed upon and ratified by the NRL
I thought that his contract was finished at CGT and that the dispute was more around Parra paying unders, as that can be questionable (i.e. what are they offering under the table)
Pretty sure that if a player is contracted currently, the full value must be picked up by a club(s) somewhere along the line, unless both parties agree to rescind the contract (head to UK) or a player can be moved on from a breach in contract.
Most cases are a club moving on a contracted player, so the player will want the full amount of his/her contract if they were to play elsewhere. Usually a sweetener would be involved too for the player, say with mbye, signing for an extra year.