Original sentence: One of several key players out of contract at the end of the season, Davies rejected Shrewsbury's contract offer and on 1 July 2009 signed for Notts County because they offered more "ambitions" (a euphemism for money)
Edited sentence: One of several key players out of contract at the end of the season, Davies rejected Shrewsbury's contract offer and on 1 July 2009 signed for Notts County because they offered more ambition