Rule means Gab could go on cheap

BillShankly · Post by **BillShankly** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:38 pm

Gabriel Heinze could take advantage of a FIFA loophole to buy out his Manchester United contract and secure a cut-price move to Real Madrid.

Heinze has been strongly linked with a transfer to the Spanish giants with reports suggesting he flew to Madrid at the weekend to discuss a switch to the Primera Liga leaders.

And the defender could become the first Premiership player to use a FIFA rule which allows footballers to buy themselves out of their own contracts.

According to the Daily Express, Heinze, who is valued by United at around Â£5million, could take advantage of the loophole to secure a transfer to Real or another club and he would only have to pay Â£4million to the Red Devils.

The rule allows players to pay off their deals with a club if they have served three years of their contract and are outside a 'protected period' in terms of age.

Heinze, 29, would qualify having signed for Â£6.9million from PSG in the summer of 2004.

The situation would mirror the controversy surrounding Andy Webster's controversial switch from Hearts to Wigan last August.

Webster invoked article 17 in FIFA's regulations for the status and transfer of players to became a Wigan player after three years at Hearts, with compensation rather than a transfer fee changing hands.

No Premiership players have yet used the loophole to leave a club, but several other big-name stars, including Chelsea's Frank Lampard, are apparently eligible to take advantage of the controversial ruling.

THE ORACLE · Post by **THE ORACLE** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:13 pm

dont want to see him go

The one and only · Post by **The one and only** » Wed May 30, 2007 12:05 am

THE ORACLE wrote:dont want to see him go

ronaldo07 · Post by **ronaldo07** » Wed May 30, 2007 2:21 am

this lad play his heart out week in and week out ..
like his attitute, altho i must said evra looks more better this season

Madrista · Post by **Madrista** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:36 am

Heinze on the cheap to the white house. Although I think he will only be a reserve player, really not that good at going forward (which is a must at club of Real's stature, can get away with being one dimensional in England and at Manchester United).

LFTWNG11 · Post by **LFTWNG11** » Wed May 30, 2007 11:40 am

ronaldo07 wrote:this lad play his heart out week in and week out ..
like his attitute, altho i must said evra looks more better this season

when you said Heinze better than Riise... funniest thing ever!!! now ManUSA want to sell im, why sell him if he so good?!? why ronaldo07?!?!? cos he is garbage... Riise is ten times better. bye bye Heinze.

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