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That's one additional point that is not totally obvious in relation to the cost you pay for a certain player.Rice probably signs for us and stays his whole career.
If the player is more likely to want to stay in England or London (or they are Arsenal fans, which Rice isn't), the cost will be much more efficient over the years.
Nothing is guaranteed of course, but player like Rice is much more likely to stay at a London club of the size of Arsenal if he comes, than someone from abroad for example.
Wenger predicted it correctly that more players will leave for free after their contracts end. And if a player won't renew, you don't get a full price with less that 2 years left in contract. So you lose money there, but if the player is likely to renew, you don't have to buy a new player which also brings more stability to the squad.