Guardian Sport Network: Clubs too often get recruitment wrong, as January's window chaos showed. However much managers know, the judgment of an individual benefits from other voices and analytical input
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A sports lawyer gives his notes on the transfer window, including 'buy-out clauses' and the structure of player contracts