Aron from Hamburg wanted to change clubs during the summer break, but his current club Dassendorf refuses to grant his release. Under a regulation by the Hamburg Football Association, he now faces a waiting period of up to six months without playing. Aron’s mother, Forazan Jalilvandi, told NDR that the sporting situation changed abruptly: the coach announced his departure, and it was unclear whether the team would be able to field a squad in the new season.
The family therefore decided on a transfer, but at a parents’ evening the club announced that several players would not receive clearance. The background is a similar nationwide rule: if a club refuses to release a player, the playing permit can be suspended for up to six months after the last competitive match. Alternatively, the ban can be circumvented by paying a training compensation fee – in Aron’s case, around 300 euros.
The German Football Association (DFB) stated upon request that the regulations are meant to protect clubs’ training efforts and ensure competitive stability. At the same time, the association acknowledged that the rules are being critically discussed in youth football and that it is in talks with regional associations about possible adjustments. The chairman of Dassendorf, Mirko Richter, emphasized that clubs invest time and money in training young players: “If we grant every child the right to play without asking for anything in return, we end up being the ones who always pay but get nothing back.”
Aron’s new club does not want to pay the training compensation, so the family has decided to cover the roughly 300 euros themselves. “For me, it’s out of the question that another club decides whether my son can play,” the mother said. Aron himself said: “I just want to play football. It’s unnecessary to ban me.”
Source: www.ndr.de
