The transfer window

Sports lawyer Daniel Geey takes an interesting and in depth look at the transfer window.   He argues against the conventional wisdom by making a defence of football agents.

Sports lawyer Daniel Geey takes an interesting and in depth look at the transfer window.   He argues against the conventional wisdom by making a defence of football agents.

He also points that the European Court of Justice has ruled that there are valid reasons for having a transfer window, although it looks as if the players’ union is going to mount a challenge against it.  It is a restraint on the freedom of movement of labour, but some restraints can be justified.