[Suggestion] Transfer Clause - Right of First Refusal / Opportunity to Match

[Harper]

I searched the reviewed folder and couldn't find this (possible I just didn't use the right keywords).

This is an alternative to the buy back clause that we selling team can insert into a transfer. And would be in lieu of a sell-on fee additionally agreed.

Right of First Refusal / Opportunity to Match can be inserted into a clause. If the buying team later decides to sell the player, they are obligated to inform the selling team and give them an opportunity to match the highest accepted bid. That could be declined (as was the case when Barça offered Cesc to Arsenal in 2014) or the player could reject the contract on offer, if there is bad blood from the player's sale/treatment.

Perhaps this is a middle ground between the buy back clause. A buy back clause could potentially limit the profit a club makes on selling a player, where the first option is no loss in fee. And selling a player back to the club they bought them from, would prevent having to turn over any applicable sell-on fee.

Edited October 14, 2021 by Harper

[Luke Hume]

Thank you for taking the time to make this request. Whilst this could prove difficult to implement, it has been documented and is part of our internal database of features for consideration. Like all features raised to us, it could end up rejected, or could after extensive design and development become a part of a future FM