First option clause in contracts?

Hey FM'ers,

Does anyone know if there will be an option thrown into 09 that will allows us to put first option clauses into contracts? It happens in real life, two examples: Rossi & Albert Serrán Polo

Used to be in previous versions of the game.

Doesn't happen a lot really in real-life. Is it really legal, or whatever?

As someone who uses the FM Genie Scout, I would totally desire this feature, because often I buy the good youths and then often if they're not progressing as fast as I'd like, I sell them to smaller clubs where they're played more often and even eventually get good. Then they're sold after a year or so having progressed muchly and I lost out.

Originally posted by JAStewart:

As someone who uses the FM Genie Scout, I would totally desire this feature, because often I buy the good youths and then often if they're not progressing as fast as I'd like, I sell them to smaller clubs where they're played more often and even eventually get good. Then they're sold after a year or so having progressed muchly and I lost out.

When selling one of these youngsters, insert a buy-back clause as one of the terms. Then stick them on your shortlist so you can see if someone else bids.

Originally posted by SWaRFeGa:

Used to be in previous versions of the game.

Doesn't happen a lot really in real-life. Is it really legal, or whatever?

I think a buy-back clause is the legal way of getting around it...