Malaysia ponders transfer fees

Malaysian badminton clubs may soon be forced to pay transfer fees after former All England champion Hafiz Hashim abruptly switched teams because of financial problems, local media reported yesterday. Hafiz quit financially-troubled professional team...

Malaysian badminton clubs may soon be forced to pay transfer fees after former All England champion Hafiz Hashim abruptly switched teams because of financial problems, local media reported yesterday.

Hafiz quit financially-troubled professional team Nusa Mahsur after nine years to join KLRC because he was unhappy the club was unable to add to the $170 monthly allowance he receives from the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

BAM president Nadzmi Salleh told reporters that they would look at introducing the transfer fees to compensate clubs for developing players before they moved on.

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