Not possible to sign players based in England on free transfer
Since the 2020/2021 season it does no more seem possible to sign players based in England on a free transfer. I thought that maybe there was something special with 2020/2021, but now I am one months from expiring contracts at the end of the 2021/2022 season and it is still the same:
I am playing as a club based in England.
Below is an example of where the Approach To Sign option used to be available:
Also, it seems that after the contract have expired, if the player chooses to stay at the club on a weekly based contract, I still cannot sign the player.
Is it supposed to work this way? The game gave me news about England leaving the EU, and the only thing I can think of is that this has something to do with it. On the other hand, I can still sign EU players not based in England on free transfer.
I have tried google with no luck. Does anybody know the reason for this behaviour? Is it a bug?
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What does a free transfer in football mean?
the act of moving a football player from one team to another without paying a transfer fee (= money that one club pays when buying a player from another club): United risk losing him on a free transfer when his contract expires in May. Promoting staff.Can a player sign a contract outside the transfer window?
Outside the transfer window, a club may still sign players on an emergency basis, usually if they have no goalkeeper available. Special dispensation from their competition's governing body, for example the Premier League, is required.When can you approach to sign fm21?
If a player is not on a professional contract then he will have an Approach To Sign button available when viewing him, meaning you are able to negotiate a contract with him straight away (unless the player is on a youth contract and has already provisionally agreed to sign a professional contract on his 17th birthday).Who is a free transfer?
In professional association football, a free transfer, also known as a Bosman transfer, involves a professional association football club releasing a player when the player's contract has expired or made available just before the end of the contract.Players Your Club Can Sign For FREE This Summer XI!
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