Buy-back clauses in player contracts allow selling clubs to re-sign young players who develop well at their new club, keeping future options open for clubs.
For a selling club, buy-back clauses create a win-win scenario—granting struggling players a chance at different opportunities while retaining the option for their return.
Buying clubs may hesitate to agree to buy-back clauses, fearing they could lose the player in the near future, necessitating a mutually agreeable future fee.
In contrast to buy-back clauses, first-refusal clauses offer no set fee; instead, they notify selling clubs if a player becomes available for transfer.
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