vorky
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- Jan 23, 2010
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I believe it is the right time for this thread.
As we know the Russian Ministry of Sport proposed a draft federal law obligating the Russian players younger than 23 years, regardless of their contractual status, to pay a development fee to their Russian clubs in case of their transfer to a foreign club. The law should be approved as early as next year.
The development fee is nothing new in the sports industry. We see the same model with the development fee (training compensation) for U23 players in world-wide soccer. So, the Russians are just copying the FIFA model. Since Russian law can not obligate a foreign club (IIHF should do it), the law is going to obligate the Russian citizens (players). But we all understand the development fee will be paid by a foreign club/league. The big difference, the fee will be stipulated by Russians not foreigners (NHL & its transfer agreement with Euros)
As we know the KHL has never agreed to the NHL Transfer Agreement due to its unbalanced conditions. Even the European leagues & clubs are not satisfied with this agreement, but they can not do anything just to agree because the NHL pays them as least a minimal development fee for this robbery. Europeans should demand the transfer fees based on case-by-case as well. Unfortunately, they are too weak to demand it.
So, the NHL honours the players´ contracts with the KHL clubs (the Memorandum). But Russian hockey is lacking this development fee. So, they will use this new model to get it.
Russian hockey is working on a new system. The KHL implemented the salary cap (U21 players not counted), they discuss the loan market & entry-level contracts. This all needs to be connected with the new law.
Per the Russian Minister of Sports, Russia is creating a complex model with various motivational factors to keep the youth prospects at home. They do not want to ban anything.
As we know the Russian Ministry of Sport proposed a draft federal law obligating the Russian players younger than 23 years, regardless of their contractual status, to pay a development fee to their Russian clubs in case of their transfer to a foreign club. The law should be approved as early as next year.
The development fee is nothing new in the sports industry. We see the same model with the development fee (training compensation) for U23 players in world-wide soccer. So, the Russians are just copying the FIFA model. Since Russian law can not obligate a foreign club (IIHF should do it), the law is going to obligate the Russian citizens (players). But we all understand the development fee will be paid by a foreign club/league. The big difference, the fee will be stipulated by Russians not foreigners (NHL & its transfer agreement with Euros)
As we know the KHL has never agreed to the NHL Transfer Agreement due to its unbalanced conditions. Even the European leagues & clubs are not satisfied with this agreement, but they can not do anything just to agree because the NHL pays them as least a minimal development fee for this robbery. Europeans should demand the transfer fees based on case-by-case as well. Unfortunately, they are too weak to demand it.
So, the NHL honours the players´ contracts with the KHL clubs (the Memorandum). But Russian hockey is lacking this development fee. So, they will use this new model to get it.
Russian hockey is working on a new system. The KHL implemented the salary cap (U21 players not counted), they discuss the loan market & entry-level contracts. This all needs to be connected with the new law.
Per the Russian Minister of Sports, Russia is creating a complex model with various motivational factors to keep the youth prospects at home. They do not want to ban anything.