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Transfer Market

The ''Transfer Market'' is a catch-all term used to describe the list of players available for transfer, and also the money moving between clubs. For example a club may be described as having "''money to spend on the transfer market''" or the ''market'' may be described in similar ways to the has had a huge impact on the British transfer market in recent years due to the huge money invested by Roman Abramovich to spend on players. However some believe this is having a negative effect on the market as a whole [http://www.footballeconomy.com/rep_aug_01.htm .


Transfer List

If a player is "''put on the transfer list''" {Link without Title} (a phrase popular in the Media ), the club who owns the player are stating their intention to sell him. Other clubs are encouraged to bid for the player in an attempt to sign him.


Transfer Request

A player may make a "''transfer request''" In this case, the player is publically stating his desire to move, and encouraging other clubs to make an offer for him. Due to the public nature of transfer requests, they may often be used by players to air their grievances in the open, such as frustration over contract negotiations [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=352965&cc=5739 or clash of personality with the manager. Often a player may remove their request if the source of unhappiness is resolved Alternatively a club can reject a transfer request, effectively stating their intention to reject any offer for their player [http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st52484.htm . In post Bosman football, the affect of rejecting a transfer request has been weakened, as players can see out their contract and eventually leave for free. Clubs are more inclined to sell the player in order to recoup some money, even if they do not wish to let the player go.


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