Possible options during negotiations:

Fee

The money you pay when you buy a player.

(Non)negotiable

Negotiable - Your offer may be modified and the club will make their offer.

Non-negotiable - the club will either accept or refuse your offer.

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Deadline

Time for the club to answer.

You should give them at least a week.

Don’t buy too many players with monthly installments, you don’t want your club to go bankrupt.

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After league appearances

After a certain number of appearances in a league, the club will get a fee.

Per national team appearance

Likewise but the player must appear in the national team instead of league.

Minimum league goals

The club will get money after the player scores a certain number of goals.

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After promotion

Available in lower leagues.

You pay the fee after getting a promotion.

Players to exchange

You offer another player, either in addition or instead of the money.

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Both players must sign contracts to complete the transfer.

Percentage of next sale

You may lose more here.

You pay a percentage of all the money you get from selling - in that case 5M.

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Buy back price

Amount of money that the club will be able to buy the player back for.

Arrange friendly

A friendly match as a celebration of a successful transfer.

you’re able to also loan a player for some time after setting some conditions.

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The basic ones are obviously monthly fee, percentage of wage you’ll pay and duration.

Squad status

Status that the player will have in your team.

Preferred position

Position that you’re going to give him.

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Can play in cup matches

Player’s availability in cup matches.

Can play against own team

Player’s availability in matches against his own club.

Can be recalled

Option that lets the club take the player back before the end of the loan.

Co-ownership is popular mainly in Italy and South America.

Two clubs share ownership of a player (usually 50% each).

If you want to buy such a player, you have to negotiate with both clubs.

Then you negotiate and who gives more money, keeps the player.

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