Eight bizarre transfer clauses: Neymar, Firmino, Mane & more

In the murky world of transfer and contract negotiations, it must be tempting to see how far you can take the biscuit.

Players and clubs occasionally push the boat out to see just how far they can cover their own arses, leading to a number of bizarre stipulations included in transfer talks and contract negotiations.

We’ve taken a look at eight weird and wonderful transfer clauses.

Arsenal infamously p*ssed Liverpool off in the summer of 2013 with a £40million + £1 bid for Luis Suarez, whose contract at Anfield included a clause which stipulated he must be kept informed of any bids received over the value of £40million.

Liverpool dismissed the offer out of hand, but the saga was obviously still playing on their minds when they completed the signing of Roberto Firmino from Hoffenheim two years later.

Football Leaks revealed the long-term contract signed by Firmino included a €98million release clause “if the interested club is not Arsenal”.

READ: The 6 players Liverpool signed with Roberto Firmino – & how they fared

After burning his bridges at Inter, Icardi spent the 2019-20 season on loan at PSG, before joining the Parisians on a permanent deal worth a potential €58million in the summer of 2020.

Inter, however, are wary about the possibility of Icardi returning to Italy, and to fierce rivals Juventus in particular. As a result, a clause in the transfer will see Inter owed an extra €15million if PSG sell the striker back to a Serie A club.

A player you may not be too familiar with, Guzman won six caps for Argentina as a goalkeeper between 2014 and 2017 after starting his career at Newell’s Old Boys.

The 34-year-old joined Mexican outfit Tigres in 2014, where he enjoyed plenty of success, but his contract allows him to