Fifa suggests player contracts and transfer windows be changed - MW

The current contracts for players and coaches should be extended until the end of the national football season is delayed, according to an internal FIFA document presented to the Coronavirus task force.

The confidential document, viewed by Reuters, also recommends allowing the transfer window to be changed based on the new season date and urging clubs and players to cooperate to find a pay solution during times of stop.

The document will be examined by the members of the FIFA working group on Thursday. No decision has yet been made on the issues, the team formed a task force on March 18 and said in a statement that it would assess the need for a temporary amendment or distribution of the regulations. of Fifa on the status and transfers of players. Protect player and club contracts and adjust player registration time.

This work has started and will be carried out in consultation with all stakeholders, including alliances, member associations, clubs, tournaments and players, immediately. instant.

Most national and international football competitions around the world have been suspended because national and epidemic tournaments like Euro 2020 and Copa America have been postponed.

While the national leagues hope to continue once the viral threat is gone, the specific start date has not yet been passed. This makes the problem of contract expiration, which usually ends at the end of a given season, a potential headache problem.

An important clue to the task force in the information that Reuters sees is that, when an agreement expires on the initial end date of a season, this period will be extended until the new end date of the season.

The same approach will be applied to transactions for the next season, with their start dates delayed by the conversion schedule. The risk that certain parts of the country start and end earlier or that some national tournaments with a different start date from the others are also addressed in the document.

In case of overlapping seasons and / or hours of recording, and unless agreed by all parties, give priority to the old club to end its season with its original team, in order to protect defend the integrity of 'a national league championship.

Transfer payments between clubs, scheduled around the start date and the end date of the tournament must also be delayed until the new start date of the season or the first registration period, the documents. declared.

MW