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Cases · Specialist sectors · Sports, athletes & sporting institutions

Negotiate a professional athlete’s contract abroad

Our athlete is signing with a club abroad. What should we check?

WONE Global reviews the contract with sports law and tax professionals in the club's country, negotiates the key terms and aligns them with the athlete's tax and image-rights position.

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Countries in the typical case Portugal · Saudi Arabia

The situation

What is happening

An athlete is signing with a club, team or franchise in another country.

What is at stake

Contract terms abroad can leave the athlete exposed on pay, release clauses, tax and image rights.

Who faces this

  • Sport and entertainment

A scenario

Professional footballerSport and entertainment · from Portugal · in Saudi Arabia

He is signing with a Saudi club from a European club.

Where it ends A contract that protects the player.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Player contract with a foreign club”“Sports contract review”“An athlete is negotiating a contract with a foreign club”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global reviews the contract with sports law and tax professionals in the club's country, negotiates the key terms and aligns them with the athlete's tax and image-rights position.

Usually led by Legal & Contracting, with Tax & International Structuring, Employment, Payroll & Mobility and Intellectual Property & Brand Protection.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. First daysContract reviewed with sports counsel in Saudi Arabia.
  2. Week 1Pay, release and image rights negotiated.
  3. Week 1Tax and residence planned.
  4. ThenSigned and registered.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01Salary, bonuses, image rights and release clauses
  2. 02Governing body rules and registration
  3. 03Tax residence and how pay is taxed

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A negotiated contract compliant with league rules
  • Tax position and net pay confirmed
  • Image rights arrangements in place

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

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  1. Usually leadsLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedTax & International Structuring25 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedEmployment, Payroll & Mobility7 markets with a named lead→
  4. Often involvedIntellectual Property & Brand Protection4 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Legal & Contracting, market by market

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  1. Portugalin the typical case WONE Global Partner Bruna Prinzo · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  2. Saudi Arabiain the typical case WONE Global Partner Abdulrahim bin Saleh Al-Zahrani · Founding Partner & General Manager Brief this Partner →
  3. Argentina WONE Global Partner Dr. Esteban Lucio Maccari · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  4. Australia WONE Global Partner Alice Turner · Lawyer Brief this Partner →
  5. Brazil WONE Global Partner José Antonio Balieiro Lima · Partner, Tax, Administrative & Maritime Law Brief this Partner →
  6. Cameroon WONE Global Partner Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA · Founder & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. China WONE Global Partner Roberto Gilardino · Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries Brief this Partner →
  8. Ethiopia WONE Global Partner Mekonnen Shiferaw · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  9. Israel WONE Global Partner Karin Horev · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
  10. Italy WONE Global Partner Alessandro Dagnino · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  11. Morocco WONE Global Partner Mouad Aktaou · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  12. Panama WONE Global Partner Ebrahim Asvat K. · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  13. Poland WONE Global Partner Andrzej Zacharzewski · Partner Brief this Partner →
  14. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  15. Spain WONE Global Partner David Bermejo Perramón · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  16. Uganda WONE Global Partner Tony Galandi Kiire · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  17. United States WONE Global Partner Frederick Miles Adler · Principal Brief this Partner →
  18. Zambia WONE Global Partner Reagan Blankfein Gates · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  19. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  20. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  21. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  22. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

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Roberto GilardinoShanghai · China

WONE Global Partner · China

Roberto Gilardino

Regional Partner North Asia & additional countries · Horizons (Shanghai) Corporate Advisory Company · Shanghai

Roberto Gilardino is Regional Partner at Horizons, supervising the advisory’s activities in North Asia as well as additional countries (including Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, UAE, Cyprus and Malta).

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UNIONE™ · Before You Sign™

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01 · Before signatureBefore You Sign™Get the dispute clause, governing law, seat, notices and escalation steps right while the contract can still change.Review the contract 02 · A dispute is emergingBefore You Arbitrate™Test the claim or the defence, the evidence, the exposure and the settlement options before committing to formal proceedings.Test the claim 03 · A binding decision is neededArbitrationStart, answer or run an administered arbitration under the UNIONE™ Rules, with procedure sized to the value, urgency and evidence.Open arbitration 04 · Before enforcementBefore You Enforce™Plan recognition, assets, jurisdiction and security, including State and State-owned parties, before committing to enforcement.Plan recovery
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