That's true: although in many cases, if they do leave before a specified time, they have to pay back the cost of their training. That was the case with my sister's post-graduate training and it's quite common in tech jobs too.
I don't think anyone is saying that a footballer should be allowed...
I didn't say that they were unfair to the footballer - just wondered how long transfer fees will last.
Are footballers' contracts that different from other people's? The last three jobs I've had were based on a year's contract that was renewed yearly - pretty standard practice these days. If...
Why? Noo has raised a vary valid point: thousands of people every year quit their job to go somewhere else but there's no suggestion of a transfer fee being paid. Football's out on a limb here and I do wonder how long that situation will last.
I can see football authorities laying down rules...