FIFA compensation rule

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I know this technically breaks the rules as jambo1980 hasn't posted on this thread yet but this information he posted on another thread got me thinking and I reckon it deserved a thread of it's own for discussion.

 

 

 

Here's the info. It's actually a FIFA regulation, not UEFA as I stated earlier:

 

Under FIFA rules,[278] if a professional football player transfers to another club during the course of a contract, 5% of any transfer fee, not including training compensation paid to his former club, shall be deducted from the total amount of this transfer fee and distributed by the new club as a solidarity contribution to the club(s) involved in his training and education over the years.

 

This solidarity contribution reflects the number of years he was registered with the relevant club(s) between the seasons of his 12th and 23rd birthdays, as follows:

 

Season of birthday % of compensation % of total transfer fee

12th 5% 0.25%

13th 5% 0.25%

14th 5% 0.25%

15th 5% 0.25%

16th 10% 0.50%

17th 10% 0.50%

18th 10% 0.50%

19th 10% 0.50%

20th 10% 0.50%

21st 10% 0.50%

22nd 10% 0.50%

23rd 10% 0.50%

Total 100% 5%

Examples

Stephen Appiah: solidarity contribution was excluded from the agreed ?8M price. Fenerbah?e had an obligation to pay former clubs for additional ?0.4M.[279]

Vitorino Antunes: ?1,500,000 x 5% x (5% x 4 seasons + 10% x 4 seasons) = ?45,000 to Freamunde from Roma[280]

Arjen Robben: ?500,000 to Groningen from Bayern Munich[281]

Robinho: ?1.805 million to Santos from Manchester City[282]

 

So, based on that, can we expect any windfalls down the line from ex-players?

 

Gowser? Jonnson? Copil even?