There are five days left until the end of the year and it is from January 1, 2024 when many footballers are in a position to start managing their future as their contract expires on June 30 of next year. Because they are in the last six months of their contract.
But any club interested in this player cannot negotiate with the player without informing the club first. This is stated in article 18.3 of FIFA Laws and Transfer of Players Regulations regarding “special provisions relating to contracts between players and clubs”. Its third point in which it states the following: “A club wishing to conclude a contract with a professional player must notify its intention in writing to the player’s club before starting negotiations with the player. A professional player is free to sign a contract with another club if his contract with the current club has expired or will expire within six months. Any violation of this provision shall be subject to appropriate penalties.”
That is, even if a player is authorized to negotiate his contract because he is within the last six months of his contract; The future club must announce to the current one that it is conducting these negotiations
In Spain, Cádiz filed a complaint against Getafe
In fact to Spain There is a case currently being reported to TAS. It’s about Cádiz which last June announced this measure against the Getafeafter reporting it to The league and the RFEF; for touching without informing two players who ended their contract with the azulón club last season: Choco Lozano and the Pacha Espino. Especially the first of them is a current player for the Madrid team.
In fact, on November 10, the TAD (Administrative Court of Sports) agreed to partially uphold the appeal filed by Cádiz Football Club against the Resolution of the Appeals Committee of RFEF on June 12, 2023 and before the competition, not taking into account this complaint from the Cádiz club, which is understood to have violated the regulations establishing the duty to communicate in writing to Cádiz CF it intends to recruit players who have an existing contract with the Cadista entity.
Source: La Verdad
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