I believe there are a few methods in use: All upfront (typically used in non-league I believe) The infamous Derby method - use of residual values Amortise over the original contract Make adjustments if a contract extension has been signed Impairment being an additional part to most club policies Just from using figures from transfermarkt (plus filling in a couple of blanks), you can see the difference between the methods here: KM has overstat
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