Bosman & GBE/ESC: Using contract lengths to maximise recruitment potential, including GBE Expert Player Report on Daiju Sasaki

Day 12 of the 12 Days of GBE Expert Hub Content

Some really impactful transfers in modern times have come as a result of a free transfer on the expiry of a player’s contract.

Robert Lewandowski’s move to Bayern from Dortmund is probably the biggest example in the last decade, but in terms of foreign players moving to England, we can think of the likes of Thiago Silva going to Chelsea, Joel Matip to Li…