Just noticed this and wondered if it is part of the game, a bug, or it it the same in real life. Just in the January transfer window in my 3rd season (as Liverpool), and finally some decent players are having their contracts expire in the summer, already got Diarra signed up. But I cannot approach to sign any players in England, only abroad, this means that whilst Bayern Munich have just offered a contract to Nasri, I can't do a thing about it, apart from make an offer to Arsenal in the usual way. Is this a bug, I thought you could apporach to sign any player whose contract is expiring, regardless of where they play?