Football Clubs and the Global Transfer Market

This is the first book to examine labour markets in professional football from the perspective of football clubs rather than players.

Thijs A. Velema is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at National Taipei University in Taiwan, with expertise in organizational sociology and sport sociology. His research focuses on the labor market in professional football, including the career developments of players and the activities of clubs. He is also a board member of the Taiwan Sociology of Sport Society (TSSS).

1. Clubs as Myopic Gamblers on the Global Transfer Market 2. Clubs in the Efficient-Market and the Globalization Hypothesis 3. The Club-Player Relation in Historical Perspective 4. Retaining a Squad of Players 5. Developing Talent Through the Youth Academy 6. Recruiting Players Through Permanent Transfers 7. Attracting Players on Temporary Loan Deals 8. Conclusion Appendix: Justification of Data Sources