Par Jorge C. Picon – Kylian Mbappé can, thanks to FIFA regulations, sign a contract with any club six months before the end of his contract with PSG. This is stipulated in point 3 of article 18 of the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players. However, it also specifies that in order to enter into negotiations or conclude a contract with a player, the club interested in the player must communicate its intentions in writing to the club to which the player belongs. This means that if Madrid want to finalize a deal for the French striker before June 30, they must inform Paris Saint-Germain first.
Any violation will result in penalties
Point 3 of Article 18 reads as follows: “A club which wishes to conclude a contract with a professional player must communicate its intention in writing to the player’s club before entering into negotiations with the latter. 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 breach of this provision will be subject to appropriate sanctions”.
