OgTheDim posted this a while back:
Nick Weaver@GrymSC2
· Feb 12, 2019
Replying to @24thminute
The Act of 24 February 1978 concerning the employment contract for paid sportsmen and sportswomen, often referred to in the football world as the law of '78, is a Belgian law that allows paid sportspeople to prematurely and unilaterally terminate a fixed-term contract
Nick Weaver@GrymSC2
(maximum 5 years). , provided they pay a fee to the canceled club. This compensation is equal to the wages that they would still earn between the time of termination and the normal end of the contract
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6:14 PM - Feb 12, 2019
So I guess the 2.5 mil euros is the wages still left on his deal...? At 3.75 mil cdn I doubt TFC/MLS covers this.