Transfer (association football)

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.

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

Other websites

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