Top 10 Most Bizarre Contract Clauses in Football History

In Football, players need to sign a contract before officially joining the squad, and there are various factors to complete a contract. Many times, Footballers state clauses which is in the best interest of the family and personal reasons, which clubs also agree upon.

But here we have the list of Top 10 most Bizarre nd interesting Contract clauses in football history, which includes names like Ronaldinho, Ronaldom, Neymar, and many other players.

Apart from the player’s salary, there are many other factors required to sign and complete a contract, but it is quite a complicated process. There are some clubs that state a clause that is in the best interest of the club, for example, Balotelli has a Good Conduct clause.

List of Top 10 Most Bizarre Contract Clauses in Football History:

10: Giuseppe Reina (Arminia Bielefeld)– The Club must build a house each year

In the year 1996, Giuseppe Reina signed an official contract with the Arminia Bielefeld team, but his contract clause was that the club must build a house every year he remains at the club. He represented them till 1999, and was looking forward to increasing his real estate property with three houses.

Arminia Bielefeld finds out the loophole in the clause regarding the size, material, and requirements that are not specified properly. Therefore, instead of a real house, they fulfilled his clause by giving him three Lego Houses.

9: Samuel Eto’O (Anzhi Makhachkala) – Demanded an armored car and a mansion

Samuel Eto’O was a prominent striker and signed a record-breaking deal with the Anzhi Makhachkala club in Russia in 2011. But the Anzhi was based in the Dagestan region, and there were significant safety concerns for him and his family.

To tackle the safety concerns, Samuel Eto’O made out-of-the-box clauses that consist of a fully armored vehicle and a lavish mansion full of high security. Apart from these, his clause also insists that he will often have private travel arrangements which require a Private Jet due to regional stability and time.

8: Stig Inge Bjørnebye (Liverpool FC) – No-skiing clause

Liverpool FC approaches Stig Inge Bjornebye in the year 1992, and Norweighn footballer officialy joins the club. But the club stated one condition in his contract that during the contracted years, he would be prohibited from skiing.

Stig Inge Bjornebye hails from Norway and Skiing is very popular their, so to keep him in physicial condition Liverpool made this clause.

7: Ronaldinho (Clube Atletico Mineiro) – twice party nights per week in the contract

Brazilian star Ronaldinho was often in the news due to his behaviour off the field, even during his peak time at Barcelona and Milan, he was popular for his nightlife. So, in 2012, he joined Clube Atlético Mineiro FC and negotiated with them that he would be allowed to party twice in a week.

6: Rolf-Christel Guie-Mien (Eintracht Frankfurt) – Wife cooking lessons clause

One of the most unique and bizarre clauses in football was made by Rolf-Christel Guie-Milen when he joined German football club Eintracht Frankfurt. He stated a contract clause that the Football Club would pay for his wife’s cooking lessons, which would allow him to settle and focus on football in Germany.

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5: Mario Balotelli (AC Milan) – Good conduct clause

AC Milan Club included a Strict ‘Good Conduct’ clause for Balotelli when he returned to the team after a loan from Liverpool. Balotelli was often talked about in the news because of his misconduct on and off the field.

But during his tenure, he maintained his professional behaviour of No Smoking, No Alcohol, No Clubbing, No Lateness, and staying out of controversies in his career. The club took precautions, and fans were surprised, but the Club continued that Balotelli would receive a €1 million bonus if he maintained ‘Good Conduct’.

4: Luis Suárez (FC Barcelona) – No-biting clause

Luis Suárez was one of the most successful strikers of FC Barcelona and won many big titles along with Messi during his tenure. Before joining the club, Luis Suaraz faced a ban because of his misconduct and biting incidents against opponents.

So FC Barcelona stated the ‘No Biting’ clause to prevent further misconduct, and he will have to leave the club if he breaches the clause. This clause turned in favour of Barcelona, and Luis Suárez maintained this clause and helped the team to win many trophies.

3: Dennis Bergkamp (Arsenal FC)– No-fly clause

Dennis Bergkamp signed an official contract with Arsenal FC in 1995 and represented them till 2006. Before joining the team, he came up wth a unique clause because of his past experiences, and the club also agrees to it.

His stated ‘No-Fly Clause‘, in which he did not have to travel by Air for any of the matches, because of the previous incidents with the Dutch national team, he developed aviophobia.

2: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) – €1 billion release clause

Cristiano Ronaldo renewed his contract with Real Madrid in 2011, but the most shocking move was that the club included a release clause of €1 billion. At that time, Ronaldo was in peak form and was a favourite for the Ballon d’Or and breaking records, so the club included this clause.

1: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) – Visiting friends and entourage clause

In the year 2017, the world-record transfer in Football took place, when Neymar Jr. moved to PSG from FC Barcelona. His Contract was worth €222 million, which was the most in the history of the sport.

Neymar Jr put various unusual clauses in his contract, which states that the Club will allow him to travel back to Brazil to celebrate his sister’s birthday. Also, his group of friends will accompany him, and the club will arrange the private jets and all other arrangements.