Release Clauses

I just had my star player/hot prospect pouched by another club.

I did not have any release clauses on him. I thought that meant the player can't be traded unless without my approval. Or am I misunderstading this?

Do I need to set minimum fee release clauses on all my players (with prohibitive prices) if I want to protect myself from getting robbed like this?

If he is 6 months or nearer to the end of his contract, opposing clubs can approach him to sign a contract and if he signs you will not be compensated. Called the Bosman ruling. (it may be different for junior players, i think clubs do get compensated)

The other way you may lose a player, if he has plenty of time on contract, is that the board may find an offer from the opposing club to good to refuse and will accept it on a financial basis. You have no say in that. Then it will be up to the player to accept personal terms, which may be your last hope of keeping him.

I cant think of any other way a club may nab your player without any resistance from yourself.

You definitely do not need to have release clauses for all players. But if a player asks for it, it may be an indication of his own ambitions (ie you are a stepping stone for higher glory). If they ask for it, I raise it higher so that if he gets really good, at least the clubs will need to pay big bucks.

Ah.. Thank you so much. That clears it up a bit.

I guess it was the board's short sighted decision then, since I had 5 more years on the contract.

Sounds like it would be safer to have a protective minimum release clause that is high enough so that other clubs won't even think about approaching the board with temptation. >:[

Ah.. Thank you so much. That clears it up a bit.

I guess it was the board's short sighted decision then, since I had 5 more years on the contract.

Sounds like it would be safer to have a protective minimum release clause that is high enough so that other clubs won't even think about approaching the board with temptation. >:[

Like Real Madrid does, set a minimum release clause like 200m on your best superstar players, also any young players who you think will turn out to be superstars also

If any club can afford to pay you 200m then I am sure you can go out get a few replacements to improve your team with that sort of cash

Sometimes, when I offer e.g £5m for a player and get it accepted, the player wants a ridiculously low release clause in his contract - often the same as I bought him for. He won't budge as much as a penny.

I take that as a sign that he doesn't really want to sign for me, so I find someone else. The basic economic rule in FM is: never sell for less than you bought.

If you go on holiday to avoid playing friendlies, for example, your Ass.Man may accept offers if you have not set him to not do this. NOW there are no other ways you could have lost your player.

Like Real Madrid does, set a minimum release clause like 200m on your best superstar players, also any young players who you think will turn out to be superstars also

If any club can afford to pay you 200m then I am sure you can go out get a few replacements to improve your team with that sort of cash

This doesn't work anymore of FM11. Or hasn't done for the first few patches. So I assume it's same for 11.3. Release clauses are alot more realistic now. So when you do go to set release clauses, you can't just set £200m all the time. I don't think a League Two club would reject that. Or a Premiership club for that matter. So release clauses are reflected by contracts and clauses.

A release clause does not mean that the buying team HAVE to pay that amount. It simply means if they offer that amount you HAVE to sell them.

This doesn't work anymore of FM11. Or hasn't done for the first few patches. So I assume it's same for 11.3. Release clauses are alot more realistic now. So when you do go to set release clauses, you can't just set £200m all the time.

The agents part in the contract negotiations takes care of that. If you want to set a really high release clause, he'll probably want to be compensated elsewhere in the deal, such as fees or wages.