Arsenal have been fined 40,000 Swiss francs by FIFA for adding variable sell-on clauses to some of their outgoing players’ contracts, according to the Associated Press.
The two players in question are Chuba Akpom and Joel Campbell and their respective sales to PAOK FC and Frosinone Calcio. As per the report, Arsenal are to receive a bigger cut of their deals if the players are sold to British clubs.
As per the AP report: “Arsenal placed sell-on clauses in the contracts to ensure it would receive 40% of the fee if Akpom was sold to a British club but only 30% from any other team.
“Frosinone was also given an incentive to not later sell Campbell back to a British club as 30% of the fee would have to be paid to Arsenal. But the London club would receive only 25% of the transfer fee if Campbell was sold to a club elsewhere.”
Fifa disciplinary committee member Thomas Hollerer wrote, as reported: “The committee considers that, by the mere existence of these clauses, Frosinone and PAOK FC are influenced by Arsenal in employment and transfer-related matters.
“The committee considers that the relevant clauses undoubtedly grant Arsenal the ability to influence in employment and transfer-related matters the independence, policies and the performance of PAOK FC and Frosinone’s teams.
“It is evident that in a scenario in which PAOK FC and/or Frosinone receive two similar and/or identical offers for the transfer of the relevant players, one being from a club in the United Kingdom and the other one coming from a club outside the United Kingdom.
“PAOK FC and Frosinone would be more inclined to accept the offer coming from the club outside the United Kingdom, as it would make the operation most profitable from a purely financial point of view.”
