stewart_weir
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From the Daily Star
"Aaron Mooy’s transfer to Chinese club Shanghai SIPG may have come as a surprise to some Brighton & Hove Albion supporters. The Australia international midfielder headed to the Far East in a £4million move – thanks to a pre-existing clause in his contract that would allow him to join a Chinese club for a set fee. It dates back to Mooy’s time with previous side Huddersfield Town and, after he signed for Brighton at the beginning of last season, he wanted the same clause in his new contract. That, in turn, has led to his move to Shanghai, which will raise his earnings to £3m net per year. But what other strange contract clauses in football have there been over the years?
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"Giuseppe Reina (Arminia Bielefeld) Forget a big-headed footballer taking the mickey – this time it was his club which had the last laugh. When German striker Reina signed for Bielefeld from Wattenscheid in 1996, he insisted on a stipulation in his contract which would see the club build a new house for him for every year he spent with them. However, because the size of the houses were not specified, the player ended up with a model house made out of Lego for each of the three seasons he spent there. Reina later signed for Borussia Dortmund – where he won the Bundesliga in 2002. Dortmund must not have known what to make of it when they found out about his Lego deal with Bielefeld."
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/football-strangest-contracts-liverpool-arsenal-22609126
"Aaron Mooy’s transfer to Chinese club Shanghai SIPG may have come as a surprise to some Brighton & Hove Albion supporters. The Australia international midfielder headed to the Far East in a £4million move – thanks to a pre-existing clause in his contract that would allow him to join a Chinese club for a set fee. It dates back to Mooy’s time with previous side Huddersfield Town and, after he signed for Brighton at the beginning of last season, he wanted the same clause in his new contract. That, in turn, has led to his move to Shanghai, which will raise his earnings to £3m net per year. But what other strange contract clauses in football have there been over the years?
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"Giuseppe Reina (Arminia Bielefeld) Forget a big-headed footballer taking the mickey – this time it was his club which had the last laugh. When German striker Reina signed for Bielefeld from Wattenscheid in 1996, he insisted on a stipulation in his contract which would see the club build a new house for him for every year he spent with them. However, because the size of the houses were not specified, the player ended up with a model house made out of Lego for each of the three seasons he spent there. Reina later signed for Borussia Dortmund – where he won the Bundesliga in 2002. Dortmund must not have known what to make of it when they found out about his Lego deal with Bielefeld."
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/football-strangest-contracts-liverpool-arsenal-22609126