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The lesson as this transfer window closes? Clubs have found all the loopholes

Setting rules for financial cost controls is a virtuous aim, but increasingly a game of regulatory whack-a-mole

Kieran Maguire

Data

Aug 28, 2024

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9 min read

"The war has been won": Every club uses data, the key is how they use it - but the same applies to scouts

Using data well is not the same as simply using data, and the role of the traditional scout in an evolving transfer process is becoming more specialised

Rob Draper

Legal

In an evolving transfer market, clauses are king: the rise of the buyback and matching rights

Aug 28, 2024

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7 min read

In an evolving transfer market, clauses are king: the rise of the buyback and matching rights

As the market becomes more sophisticated, clubs are finding ways to retain control and optionality even after a player has been sold

Daniel Geey & Alex Harvey

Finance

Aug 27, 2024

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2 min read

What is John Textor's big plan?

With offers on two Premier League clubs in the same week, issues in France and a potential six-year ban in Brazil, Matt Hughes looks at the American's path forward

Matt Hughes

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The lesson as this transfer window closes? Clubs have found all the loopholes

"The war has been won": Every club uses data, the key is how they use it - but the same applies to scouts

In an evolving transfer market, clauses are king: the rise of the buyback and matching rights

What is John Textor's big plan?

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