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Hoeness warns against clause

Internet, Hamburg
Bayern Munich general manager Uli Hoeness on Tuesday warned Real Madrid and other top clubs not to attempt a cheap hiring of French star Franck Ribery through a special rule. Hoeness was talking about little-used article 17 from the world governing body FIFA, in which a player aged 23-28 can get out of a four-or five-year contract after three years for a compensation fee if he moves to another country.
The article is known as the "Webster” rule, in reference to a landmark ruling through which Scottish player Andy Webster forced a transfer in 2006, after which FIFA had to bring its rules up to date with the European Union's freedom of movement for workers.
The compensation is based on the player’s salary at his former club, his value and the transfer fee it originally paid for him.
Ribery, 26, will have completed three seasons next year and he could leave for around 20 million euros (27 million dollars), less than the 25 million Bayern paid for him in 2007 and far less than the 80 million they are demanding now.
However, the major clubs, formerly in the G-14 group and now in the European Club Association (ECA), reportedly have a gentleman's agreement not to use article 17 in transfers between them.
"So far none of the big clubs has ever made use of paragraph 17. And if any one of the big ones tries to use it all hell will break lose. I would advise the clubs not to do this," Hoeness said.
Hoenesss said that agreement has so far "worked well... And I expect that to be the case
in the future as well."
Real are said be ready to pay 55 million euros for Ribery now, but the Spanish media suggested on Monday that they may wait 12 months to use article 17 for a much cheaper hiring.
While Bayern are fiercely opposed to such a move, the Players' Association FlFPro mentioned Ribery in a statement on Sunday and said it is bringing the case to the attention of the European Commission and FIFA.
The statement said that Munich and ECA chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge had mentioned that the ECA clubs have agreed not to use article 17.
"If the clubs are free to push aside the FIFA rules which are applicable worldwide, it will henceforth be impossible to maintain the international rule of law within football, " said FlFPro lawyer Wil van Megen in the statement.
"Mutual agreements within the ECA point towards cartel formation and are unacceptable. In view of the tough stance taken by European Commissioner Kroes with regard to previous cartel agreements, I also expect there to be strong intervention in this case."Ribery himself is currently injured. He has been been quoted as saying that he wants to leave for bigspending Real and no other club - which Chelsea and others reportedly interested in him as well.
The Frenchman has not made himself popular with his wish to depart, and coach Louis van Gaal and captain mark van Bommel also want the issue settled before the Bundesliga starts on August 7.
But Hoeness also came to the defence of Ribery, saying that Munich had no personal problems with him and wanted him to stay.
"He didn't do anything that was not correct," Hoeness said.