It is only 'obvious' if one was party to the contract negotiation. So this is pure conjecture. As is any other comment about 'unsettled' or 'deeply unhappy'.
And the Metro or Chelsea need to understand better the word 'ransom'. They won't be held to ransom makes no sense. One can only pay ransom for something that is already yours.
Mark Twain also had a great comment along those lines:
'When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.'