Regarding a possible conflict of interest when transferring a player to a club from another national association, “FIFA strongly recommends that the former club be given priority so that it can complete its national season with the original squad and the integrity of its competitions is preserved.”
Contract extension important
The parties “should definitely renew the current contract and postpone the start of the new contract,” recommended FIFA, but also restricted: “The parties are also free to enforce the new contract.”
In the KURIER interview, sports lawyer Thomas Wallentin, who works as a mediator at the CAS International Sports Court, explained that legal problems could arise without clarifying these open questions: “This can only function” perfectly legally “if the old and the new contract are interlinked like communicating vessels: If the first contract is extended by a certain period, the beginning of the second would have to be postponed accordingly. If the contracts do not contain any Clause, the player is in any case in breach of contract with one of the two clubs and may also be liable for damages. “
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