The biggest clubs usually sign the best players. Among other things, they want to ensure that they stay at the top of Europe among themselves. And to keep it that way, there is supposedly a secret “transfer pact” in the small circle of top clubs. FC Bayern are also said to have committed to complying with them.
Top European clubs such as FC Bayern, Real Madrid, Manchester City or FC Liverpool usually turn to clubs from the “2nd division” when looking for new players. In Germany, these include BVB, RB Leipzig and Borussia Mönchengladbach. In England, clubs like Leicester, Southampton or Everton fall into this category, in Spain it always affects Sevilla FC, Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal.
The top clubs could theoretically poach their peers, but there should be an agreement between them that this will only happen to a limited extent and on top of that in a regulated manner. A year and a half ago, the big European clubs are said to have agreed not to stab each other in the back when making transfers. This is reported by the Spanish sports newspaper “Marca”.
The agreement should, among other things, prevent the transfer fees from exploding further. The clubs are rivals, but they all have a similar strategy and aim, it is said. A bad relationship with one another could endanger this.
Barca, Bayern and Real benefit
According to “Marca”, the said transfer pact has come into play again and again in the recent past. For example last summer when it came to the future of Lionel Messi. As soon as FC Barcelona made it clear that they did not want to sell the superstar under any circumstances, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City ended their efforts to win the Argentine, so they played “fair”.
It is said to have happened similarly in the case of David Alaba. It was only when FC Bayern announced that they would not present the Austrian with a new contract that teams like Real Madrid began to make serious advances and contacts.
Real Madrid may be the next club to invoke the “transfer pact” as Los Blancos have been trying in vain for weeks to convince captain Sergio Ramos to extend their contract. No other top club has yet made an official move on the matter. As soon as Los Blancos give the green light for a transfer, that could change quickly.
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