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Pre-contract agreement: the six-month rule explained
Free agents 2027 will mostly be decided in January 2027. The rule that lets a foreign club sign a player months before he is actually free.
2026-09-18 · Six-month rule
Release clause: meaning, triggers and buyouts
A release clause turns a negotiation into an arithmetic problem. What that does to the market, and to the clubs that have to write one into every deal.
2026-09-17 · Clauses
Contract length and option years in football
Signing a player for five years instead of three changes the accounts, the fee and the exit price. Inside the option clause.
2026-09-16 · Contracts
Age curve and resale value in football
Buy at 22, sell at 26, and the accounts look very different from buying at 29. The age curve that shapes every recruitment plan.
2026-09-16 · Age curve
Squad cost rule: what UEFA measures now
One ratio covers wages, net transfer spend and agent fees. The ceiling that replaced break-even for clubs in Europe.
2026-09-15 · Squad cost
Free agent market: how a player without a fee is priced
No transfer fee does not mean no cost. Where the money goes when a player arrives for nothing, and why the wage is different.
2026-09-14 · Pricing
Sell-on clause: meaning, percentages and second moves
Sell a player once and you may still be paid for him twice. The clause that follows a career through three more transfers.
2026-09-13 · Sell-on
Relegation clause, bonuses and loyalty payments
A squad can be affordable in August and unaffordable in April. The clauses that decide which of those happens.
2026-09-12 · Incentives
Points deduction: how PSR breaches are punished
A breach is a filing question before it becomes a sporting one. How the punishment ladder works once an independent commission sits.
2026-09-11 · Sanctions
Training compensation and solidarity payments
A fee paid once can be distributed to a dozen clubs. The development payments built into every international transfer.
2026-09-10 · Development fees
Transfer fee amortisation: how a fee hits the books
A nine-figure fee does not appear on the balance sheet in one line. The accounting rule that turns a transfer into an annual cost.
2026-09-09 · Accounting
Image rights in football and the commercial split
A player is paid to play and paid to be seen. The image rights contract behind the second stream, and the tax offices that read it closely.
2026-09-08 · Commercial
Transfer window and loan rules: registration explained
A deal signed is not a deal that can be registered. How windows, squad lists and loan caps decide which transfers are even possible.
2026-09-07 · RegistrationTransfer Fees AnalysedAll articles →
Release clause: meaning, triggers and buyouts
A release clause turns a negotiation into an arithmetic problem. What that does to the market, and to the clubs that have to write one into every deal.
2026-09-17Sell-on clause: meaning, percentages and second moves
Sell a player once and you may still be paid for him twice. The clause that follows a career through three more transfers.
2026-09-13Transfer fee amortisation: how a fee hits the books
A nine-figure fee does not appear on the balance sheet in one line. The accounting rule that turns a transfer into an annual cost.
2026-09-09Wages & ContractsAll articles →
Contract length and option years in football
Signing a player for five years instead of three changes the accounts, the fee and the exit price. Inside the option clause.
2026-09-16Relegation clause, bonuses and loyalty payments
A squad can be affordable in August and unaffordable in April. The clauses that decide which of those happens.
2026-09-12Image rights in football and the commercial split
A player is paid to play and paid to be seen. The image rights contract behind the second stream, and the tax offices that read it closely.
2026-09-08FFP & PSR RulesAll articles →
Squad cost rule: what UEFA measures now
One ratio covers wages, net transfer spend and agent fees. The ceiling that replaced break-even for clubs in Europe.
2026-09-15Points deduction: how PSR breaches are punished
A breach is a filing question before it becomes a sporting one. How the punishment ladder works once an independent commission sits.
2026-09-11Free Agents 2027All articles →
Pre-contract agreement: the six-month rule explained
Free agents 2027 will mostly be decided in January 2027. The rule that lets a foreign club sign a player months before he is actually free.
2026-09-18Free agent market: how a player without a fee is priced
No transfer fee does not mean no cost. Where the money goes when a player arrives for nothing, and why the wage is different.
2026-09-14Training compensation and solidarity payments
A fee paid once can be distributed to a dozen clubs. The development payments built into every international transfer.
2026-09-10Market ValuesAll articles →
Age curve and resale value in football
Buy at 22, sell at 26, and the accounts look very different from buying at 29. The age curve that shapes every recruitment plan.
2026-09-16Transfer window and loan rules: registration explained
A deal signed is not a deal that can be registered. How windows, squad lists and loan caps decide which transfers are even possible.
2026-09-07