Has Fifa quietly made mandatory release clauses the future of football transfers?

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It was easy to miss amid the hullabaloo surrounding the start of the 2026 World Cup, but earlier this week Fifa announced the biggest changes to football’s global transfer rules for 25 years.

Fifa patted itself on the back for “a major step forward”, emphasising the new regulatory framework had been “developed through a collaborative https://www.cityam.com/has-fifa-quietly-made-mandatory-release-clauses-the-future-of-football-transfers/">[...]