The length of the summer transfer period is a waste of money

Managers and agents demanded the need to reduce the allowed registration period for clubs to register players during the summer period, considering the length of the transfer period a waste of money, especially as it allows the clubs the opportunity to change more than one player after signing him if he does not appear well in the first two games in the Arabian Gulf League.

The summer transfer window opened on July 9th and lasts until September 30th for nearly 84 days in which clubs in the Arabian Gulf League or the first division tournament seek to select the most suitable players throughout the season, but this period always cost clubs a lot Because of the substitutions made after two games in the Arabian Gulf Cup, and the other of the league championship.

Managers and agents of the players told «Emirates Today»: «European leagues where everything is clear and also the contracts there are in accordance with the vision and prior knowledge of the players, and do not wait until the last day in the transfer period in order to announce a deal, except in some rare cases that It is linked to the names of international stars, and not to sign a player within a week to be a replacement for the player has been hired, and if it does not appear properly will be replaced ».

long time

Former director of Al Wasl team Bader Hareb said that "the period of registration of players in the UAE is too long and it is not permissible to give clubs all this period in order to evaluate, test and change the players." He replaces it in the same period. ”

Badr Hareb said: "The period is too long and the technical committee and the coach should be able to choose early, and allow the clubs all this time a great opportunity to waste money, and give the clubs the opportunity to test more than one player and there will be no specific rules for selection, as the clubs can replace more than Once in 85 days ».

"The foreign player must appear and make a mark even in a friendly match, so the clubs will not wait for the league to evaluate the players who are basically their choice, so this choice must be correct from the start."

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The players' agent, Walid Al Shamsi, said that the clubs do not have football companies in the true sense. He said: «wastefulness exists, lack of accountability, and the absence of planning all things should be from the beginning when talking about transfers and signings».

He added: «Unfortunately, two tournaments were held Copa America and African nations, but the clubs did not benefit from them, and therefore the clubs contract with the players and set a condition in the event of termination of the contract by the club, and there is a penalty clause, a salary of two or three months, and therefore is an opportunity for clubs to Choice and waste of money, and there is a club now wants to change his coach because of his high salary, although he is with him for the second season ».

“Unfortunately, the current situation is inevitable because of poor planning,” he said. “With registration being open for two games from the Arabian Gulf League, there is a waste of yes, but this is because there is no accountability for those responsible for clubs and boards, now the situation is different. Because of the presence of residents, foreigners and state-born, if you cannot choose a foreign player in all this big period, will the clubs succeed in finding the alternative in the last two days or a week of the period! Certainly the topic needs to be planned. "Paying six million euros in one player in our league needs to think about how to stop wasting money." Al-Shamsi refused to link the two professional leagues and the first division, as they are two-time leagues, and thus linking them between the dates needs to be studied and planned by the officials, in order to give the right to clubs also to watch their players in the league championship.

Where is equality

Dibba Al Fujairah's first football team manager, Juma Al Abdouli, has confirmed that there is definitely an inequality between the professional league and the first division in summer transfers, and the transfer period should be extended for the first division, where teams play a match in the cup championship on 27 September and close the period On the 30th of it, just three days later.

Abdouli said: «You can not judge a player only in the league championship, not friendly matches or even the Arabian Gulf Cup, and for professional clubs they do not face any problem in that where the league starts in the middle of the month and play two games and therefore has a choice "The championship is being held on November 8th. On what basis?"

Al-Abdouli added: «Professional clubs have the right to test their players in the league championship, and we are in amateur amateur league championship next November, and I am against this date basically, there is no parity and we are not obliged to FIFA at certain times, and why not start the league championship early and give The right of amateur clubs like the professionals, and there are clubs that will change their players before the closure of the transfer window, but the first division clubs are deprived of that because of their contract and the absence of the important test is league matches like other countries and leagues everywhere ».

Waste of money

Under-players Hamad Al-Dosari, that the transfer period is very long compared to other leagues, and preferably with the first match of the season to stop the registration and registration, and there must be instructions for the departments of clubs in good selection, in addition to stop wasting money due to penal conditions and accumulated crises after that .

Al-Dosari said: «There is a flaw in the scheduling of the beginning of the season for the professional league and the first division, which is the main reason in the contract crisis and the complaint of the first clubs, because of the great difference in the date of the start of the two tournaments. "With a few matches or a refresher tournament for the first division, players can be tested."

Summer transfer period in major European leagues

England: 16 May to 8 August.

Spain: 1 July to 2 September.

Italy: July 1 to September 2.

Germany: 1 July to 25 August.

France: 11 June to 2 September.

The period of summer transfers in Arab leagues

UAE: 9 July to 30 September.

Saudi Arabia: June 12 to August 31.

Egypt: July 31 to October 1.

Algeria: 1 June to 8 August.

Tunisia: 1 July to 15 September.

- The contracts in the European leagues are based on the vision and knowledge of the players.

- Clubs may not be given a long period to evaluate, test and change players.

- The clubs did not benefit from the Copa America and African Nations Championships.

- European clubs do not sign a player and then replace him in the same period.