Not money exactly, but pre-contract agreements are all the rage at Roots Hall.
Fifa took a different view, later insisting paperwork Johnston had signed, essentially a pre-contract agreement, was legally binding.
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"Presumably if he signs a pre-contract with Middlesbrough he will keep us informed about what is happening," he said.
Wenger admitted that he is powerless to stop Bacary Sagna from signing a pre-contract agreement with a new club.
"A pre-contract with the parents and Bueno was signed to be sent to Liverpool," the Pachuca vice-president, Andrés Fassi, told El Universal.
Rafael Benítez will attempt to capitalise on uncertainty surrounding the Moroccan's future with an offer of a pre-contract agreement at Anfield.
Lee Wallace has arrived from Hearts, Juan Manuel Ortiz from Almería with the United States international Alejandro Bedoya agreeing a pre-contract deal.
He may possibly have signed a pre-contract agreement or agreed terms with City Football Group, the parent company of both clubs.
However, Chelsea maintain that the pre-contract signed by Kakuta is similarly unenforceable and will make that a key plank of their appeal.
Chamakh is out of contract with Bordeaux at the end of the season and free to sign a pre-contract deal with a foreign club this month.
