So, as the title suggests, sometimes I'm not able to make an appropriate wage offer while hiring a new player even though I have a comfortable balance of available wage budget.
For example, this player that I'm after, is asking for $1,550 for a 2-year deal. However, the counter is stuck at $1,200 and 1-year even though I have sufficient wage budget. Someone please tell me why this keeps happening.

its because the board rates the player at $300, which normally is fair as they allow x 4 their recommendation. However in your situation and with the levels of available budget you have, this needs to be addressed. The team will get onto this asap and provide changes in the next update
Thank you, Jim. I assume you are the developer? If so, thank you for making this game. I like it very much so far, although I admit I'm not too far into the game. I'll look forward to your next update.
yes we are, we will get someone out in the next week at the latest