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Personal terms

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), personal terms means: The employment conditions agreed between a player and a club, such as pay and contract length.

In Turkish: oyuncuyla bireysel sözleşme koşulları

How it is used

Agree personal terms concerns the player-club agreement, separately from the clubs' transfer fee.

Example sentences

  1. The clubs agreed a fee, but personal terms with the striker remained unresolved.

    Agreement between clubs does not settle the player's employment conditions.

  2. Her agent said personal terms included a longer contract than first proposed.

    Contract duration is one part of the negotiated package.

Common collocations

  • agree personal terms
  • negotiate personal terms
  • personal terms remain unresolved
  • agentA licensed person who represents a player or coach in contract and transfer talks and earns a fee or commission from the deal.
  • transferThe move of a player from one club to another, usually with a fee paid to the selling club and a new contract for the player.

More terms: Transfers & Contracts

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