He can do whatever wants whether you like it or not. Maybe he doesn’t want to live in the North East, maybe his partner doesn’t.That DCL is right to decline a contract offer that most likely offered him a higher wage? That is still the north of the country, higher league position, plays more attacking football.
What reason would a footballer need to refuse that deal and risk the club facing a points deduction?
He had an offer, he weighed it up and refused it. You may not like but that’s his decision and not yours or the clubs