“Release clause”
/rɪˈliːs klɔːz/
noun · soccer
Definition
A fixed buyout price written into a player's contract. Any club willing to pay that exact number can sign the player, with no negotiation and no permission needed from the selling club.
Origin
Rooted in Spanish labor law: a 1985 royal decree that requires every professional contract in Spain to include one, as a legal protection so clubs can't trap players indefinitely.
Used in a sentence
"United didn't even have to negotiate. Tielemans had a release clause, they paid it, done deal."
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