Developing young rugby players – is it worth it?
The recent transfer of Zeki Fryers from Manchester United to Standard Liege and then to Tottenham Hotspur has focused the spotlight on compensation payments paid to clubs for developing young talent in football. It also highlighted an interesting issue on the disparity in compensation payments between international and domestic transfers. No one can argue that if a sports club invests its time, expertise and money in training a young player that they want to keep but who decides to leave, some form of compensation should be paid. FIFA and the Premier League have mechanics in place for training compensation but do other sports reward clubs who are successful in developing young players? This blog looks at recent transfers in the AVIVA Premiership (rugby union’s top division in England) and the system in place in rugby union.
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Nilo Effori
Nilo is a Partner and leads Brandsmiths' sports law practice globally.
He advises professional sports clubs, federations, athletes, agents, intermediaries and key stakeholders in high-stakes, cross-jurisdictional disputes before premier adjudicatory forums, including:
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
- The Basketball ArbitralTribunal (BAT)
- The FIFA Football Tribunal
- The FEI Tribunal
- The FIA International Court of Appeal.
Nilo's work encompasses complex disciplinary, regulatory, contractual and anti-doping cases, providing rigorous advocacy, strategic dispute management and tailored risk-based counsel in matters involving international rules, stakeholders and multi-jurisdictional enforcement.
Alex Henderson
Alex is a commercial lawyer at Dentons with a particular emphasis on the media and sport sector. Alex has worked on media rights related matters for a number of clients including, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Chelsea Football Club as well on various commercial arrangements in sports such as football, cricket and formula 1.
