A child is tied to a specific club for a three-year period between the ages of 12 and 15 and a further four-year obligatory period between the ages of 15 and 19. A child cannot move to another nursery without the consent of the club even if he/she is unhappy or is not getting playing time.
In other words, a child is the club's property. Freedom comes at a price. If a player wants to move to another club, the parents are often asked to pay a transfer fee which most often goes into the thousands. All this in addition to the yearly membership and kit fees.
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