it's not a bad deal at all, it's low risk. The only problem is that i'm sick of those "tryout" contracts to fix our top 6, i'd much rather have an established player
and yeah the timing is absolutely disgusting
You could've ended up with Lucic or Okposo for a stupid amount though.
There's really no win with the major UFAs and contracts these days, though. You're gonna probably have to overpay or bring in a really long term.