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Club recruitment
How sporting directors and recruitment teams plan, budget and sign players.
10 articles
Club recruitment
How sporting directors build a recruitment strategy
Discover how modern sporting directors build robust recruitment frameworks, combining data analytics, scouting workflows, and regulatory compliance.
19 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Club recruitment
Data-led recruitment for clubs with small budgets
Discover how lower-budget clubs build practical, cost-effective data recruitment workflows, navigate FIFA regulations, and identify undervalued talent.
17 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Club recruitment
How clubs evaluate medical risk in signings
A practical guide to how football clubs assess medical risk, interpret clinical data, and structure transfer agreements under international regulations.
15 Oct 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Squad planning: contract horizons and succession
Learn how modern football clubs manage contract horizons, mitigate expiry risks, and structure positional succession to protect squad value and performance.
5 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Running a Trial Period Well: Club and Player Expectations
A professional guide for football clubs and agents on structuring trial periods, covering regulatory compliance, player care, assessment, and risk management.
3 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Integrating a New Signing: The First 90 Days
A structured guide for sporting directors and player care teams on managing the crucial first 90 days of an incoming player's transition and onboarding.
1 Sept 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Working with agents as a club: building trusted relationships
Discover how football clubs build sustainable, compliant partnerships with licensed agents to streamline recruitment and mitigate transfer risk.
27 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Loan recruitment: finding the right development pathway
A practical guide to modern loan recruitment, matching tactical profiles, managing FIFA RSTP limits, and structuring successful player development pathways.
25 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
Club recruitment
Recruitment Budgets: Fees, Wages and Total Cost of Acquisition
A practical guide to modelling football recruitment budgets, examining transfer amortisation, wage liabilities, agent fees, and regulatory compliance.
17 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
Club recruitment
Recruiting from the academy vs the market
A technical guide for sporting directors evaluating internal youth pathways against external transfers, squad economics, and international regulations.
15 Jun 2026 · 8 min read
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