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Originally Posted by sherer
not sure on the specifics but i'm sure Chelsea prob signed this player legally too. What they do and Man U do this all the time too is bring the player and their parents over when they are 15, put them up in a posh hotel, take them to a game, introduce them to the team and Fergie etc etc offer the parents some money and then the player leaves one smaller club to sign for a bigger club when they reach 16 and can sign the papers.
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I am not sure of the specifics either but apparently they deliberately encouraged the player to break his contract in order to sign him. What United do isn't illegal (as far as I know) just unpopular because United do it in order to bypass the club and avoid paying them any real compensation.