05 Jul 2020 00:24:12
Evening all, long time since I posted but still be following and hope everyone is well.

Quick question for any of the Eds really. You’ll have to excuse me but I am really naive when it comes to transfers and finances. I have been chatting to a mate of mine who suggests that Nike, our soon to be sponsors, can finance or at least help fund transfers. I argued that I’m not sure if that is how it works. He said that they can assist players in signing for a club.

I just wanted to clarify as assist and finance are two different things. What role do sponsors actually have in transfer dealings?

Long winded way of asking a question! Many thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Nike cannot give additional money to Liverpool to sign players as it would count as third party interference. If Nike wish to become that involved with the game they should cancel/end/run down the contracts of the clubs they sponsor, buy a high end club and the run wild.}

05 Jul 2020 01:23:25
Thats clear Ed. However are there other ways that they can exert pressure. For example, if a player has a private sponsorship deal, can they then be rewarded for certain moves. Obviously illegal but in theory it can't be proved. To your knowledge is this possible and has it ever occurred?

{Ed002's Note - In the European game enormous amounts of efforts have been made to clean up all activity which is ilelgal. Sponsors such as Nike have always worked well within the rules.}

05 Jul 2020 09:50:49
Thank you Ed. Have a good one.