karetaker:
The King extension is an interesting one in that it will likely be nothing near what he was previously on. And I never read or seen anything about any other club being interested in him knowing he was in final season of this contract.
Maybe with King we have offered quite a lucrative contract to reflect the short term nature. It doesn't matter as his cap value is low at £50K and we're not paying his wages.
Or maybe Sam is being careful not to make significant signings for the seasons he won't be our coach.