Sell-on clause
Meaning in football (soccer), with examples
In football (soccer), sell-on clause means: A transfer agreement term giving a former club a share of a later sale, calculated as the agreement specifies.
In Turkish: sonraki satıştan pay maddesi
How it is used
Reports should distinguish a share of the sale price from a share of the profit.
Example sentences
The sell-on clause gave the former club a share when the player moved again.
The payment arises from a later transfer rather than the first move alone.
The clubs disagreed over whether the sell-on clause referred to profit or total fee.
The calculation base matters when interpreting this contract term.
Common collocations
- include a sell-on clause
- sell-on percentage
- sell-on clause payment
Related terms
More terms: Transfers & Contracts
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