Premier League players can 'walk away' from their clubs on June 30, says leading sports lawyer – Sky Sports, Skysports.com
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A leading sports lawyer says out-of-contract players in England can ignore FIFA proposals and leave their clubs at the end of June, even if the season has not resumed.
Nick De Marco QC, who has represented sports governing bodies, players, clubs and agents since , says players will be entitled to “walk away” from clubs if their contracts expire on June .
But De Marco says their recommendations cannot be enforced under English employment law.
“Legally, they cannot be forced to continue to play for the club,” De Marco, of Blackstone Chambers, told Sky Sports News.
“Nobody can force them to do so; FIFA.” , the FA, the club or anybody else. If they want to walk away, that’s a matter for them but it will really be a matter of whether, financially, that makes sense for them.
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