Lastwolf
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Another point woul be that if a club gives the player with a release clause the money to buy himself out (obviously being taxed on that then) making himself a free agent, can't free agents sign for another club at anytime?
I don't think this latest report about him having a 100m clause outside of the transfer window to be correct, think more likely it'll be back down to 100m in the summer.
Yes and No, you can sign for a club anytime you like, however transfer windows are about the registration of those players so they are eligible to play.
See Barca's transfer ban and purchase of Turan.
The free agent window is a little bit longer (a month, I think) than the "transfer window". But you get into a really murky legal area with paying a release clause, is that technically free agency?, I would guess that inorder to quality for a free transfer you'd need to be not currently registered to a club when the official transfer window closes.