President FC: Football Club Owner · Manual

Market & contracts

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01 The transfer windows

Summer runs 25 Jun – 1 Sep
winter 1 Jan – 1 Feb
free agents sign any day of the year
the closing stretch of every window sends other clubs into a frenzy. Big deals love deadline days

Players (and managers) measure themselves against our club's level. Anyone far above us simply won't pick up
the only fix is raising the club: results, a higher league, reputation
high-talent kids listen sooner, because they buy the project, not the present

A purchase has two tables: agree the fee with the club, then terms with the player
an unfinished deal always pulls you back to the table. Nothing dangles
you can walk away, at the cost of a short cooling-off before trying again

Set at signing or renewal, three tiers against his value. Lower buys a wage discount, higher guards against raids
any club paying the figure takes him instantly, no veto
every window brings a clause-hunting sweep. Set the number with that day in mind

When rivals fight your bid, a bid-war letter arrives naming the wage that guarantees him. Raise the package to that figure and he's certainly yours
decline and he goes to a club hidden behind the curtain
it falls due the same day, so answer before moving on

We can borrow up to five players at once. Loaning a youngster out buys him minutes, and the club that takes him pays part of his wage. When we sell a player outright for a big fee, we keep a 10% share of his next sale. When we buy, a player carries a sell-on only if we offered one at the negotiating table, so check his profile before you sell him on. A player who has just moved cannot make another permanent move until two transfer windows have passed, although a loan is still possible.

A player inside the final half-year of his deal can agree a pre-contract at no fee. He joins free when it expires
we may sign three this way per season (rival clubs get fewer the smaller they are). Free is the most fought-over price in football

Set from the player profile ▸ transfer status. Four modes Accept at price = any bid reaching your floor closes at once Plain loans auto = ordinary loan bids accepted, buy-option loans still come to you Accept everything = bids and loans alike Loans incl. option = every loan bid accepted Works only while the window is open
the ⚡ badge on the profile shows it is armed. Point at it for the mode and price

When a bigger club bids, the player may ask to go with it. The «wants to go» chip on the letter
turn it down and his happiness drops, but he will not ask again for about four months
accept and the deal runs as normal
unhappy players ask more readily

Updated Nov 9, 2026