Another Very Basic Beginner's Query

[Ian Hart]

Last night I tried to buy a player who had only 6 months left on his contract. I offered a fraction of his value on the basis that the club should accept it as 6 months later they'd get zilch. However (and this is at least the third time this situation has happened) the player has been signed by another team on the basis that the signing will be from when his contract expires. But - and this is the bit I don't understand - it then goes on to say the selling team will get £xxxx.

How does this work? Why does the selling team receive a sum of money if the player isn't leaving them until when his contract expires?

Clearly I'm doing something wrong (as usual!) What's the best way of dealing with these situations where you're informed a player has 6 months left on his contract?

[Marco]

I presume you're talking about young british players who you have to pay a fee, agreed by a tribunal, if you sign them on a bosman when they are under 23 I think it is.

The way to get round this is to offer them the contract by going to aproach to sign and then signing them. Then when you get to the end of the season check your future transfers and a few days before you're set to sign any of the players where you'll have to pay a fee go and withdraw the offer. It is a bit boring but then approach to sign them again and just keep delaying, just incase his club offer him a new contract, after a while of constant offering and withdrawing he'll decide to leave his club and go on a free transfer where you can then sign him for free :D

[Daniel_Nash]

Yep, thats right.

When Kallstrom left for Blackburn in my game i got £8m for him, the pay out on his contract i presume. He was 21.