In France the assignment of any rights relating to a professional football player is prohibited. This prohibition is provided for by article 221 of the Administrative Rules of Professional Football League, entitled “ASSIGNMENT OR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF A PLAYER”:
"A club cannot conclude with legal entities, with the exception of another club, or individual, an agreement whose object causes, directly or...
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