Key Trends in Football Player Transfer Agreements: Key Takeaways
LawInSport hosted a webinar on April 29, 2025, bringing together experts to discuss and analyse the latest trends in football transfer agreements and how these developments are shaping the modern transfer market. The session provided in-depth analysis of various types of clauses in transfer agreements, including sell-on clauses, loans with options/obligations, buy-back/matching clauses, and buy-out clauses, followed by a comprehensive Q&A session.
Speakers
- Paolo Lombardi, Founder and Managing Director, Lombardi Associates
- Josep Vandellos, Partner & Co-founder, UNO | ONE LEGAL PARTNERS
- Liz Coley, Partner, LEVEL
- Ian Laing WS, Counsel, Lombardi Associates (Moderator)
The recording of the webinar can be viewed here[1].
Table of Contents
- Club Resources and Documentation
- Sell-on Clauses
- Buy-out Clauses in Spain
- Drafting Considerations for Transfer Agreements and Player Valuation Disputes
- Training Compensation and Waivers
- Practical Implications of the Diarra Case and Recent CAS Jurisprudence
- The Valuation Committee in Spain
- Conclusion
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- Tags: Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)_ | Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) | FIFA | FIFA Regulation on Status and Transfer of Players (FIFA RSTP) | Football | Governance | Player Transfer | Regulation | Transfer Agreements
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Written by
Manan Agrawal
LawInSport
Manan is currently an Editor at LawInSport and is a media, entertainment and sports lawyer. Before joining LawInSport, Manan practiced law at a leading media and entertainment law firm in Mumbai, India.
He is also the organiser of LawInSport's Sports Law Arbitration Moot competition which is hosted by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
