Transfer (association football)

Neymar is the most expensive player in the history of association football, according to the clubs involved in his 2017 transfer.

In professional football, a transfer is when a player under a contract moves to another club. Players can only be transferred during a transfer window. It also has to follow the rules of a governing body such as FIFA. There is a transfer fee paid by the club that gets the player to the club that a player has a contract with. When a player moves from one club to another, their old contract is ended.

Transfer (association Football) Media

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  In 1996, Dutchman Edgar Davids was the first high-profile player to move on a free transfer via the Bosman ruling.

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  Neymar's transfer to Barcelona in 2013 became the subject of investigation.

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  John Hartson failed medical tests which led to the shelving of three potential transfers in 2000.

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  Zinedine Zidane was the most expensive player in the world for eight years.

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  Neymar (right) and Kylian Mbappé (left) are the two most expensive association football transfers.

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  Julian Nagelsmann was purchased by Bayern Munich from RB Leipzig for a world record-breaking fee of €25 Million in 2021.

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  Manchester City paid Santos €1.805 million in solidarity contribution for Robinho.

Other websites

• Transfer regulations of FIFA (PDF)
• The anatomy of a transfer deal by BBC Sport