Blatter caused a stir by declaring that United?s refusal to sell Ronaldo to Real Madrid, and their further threat to punish the player?s disloyalty, amounted to ?modern slavery?.
The Swiss went onto reveal that he hopes to combat such situations by enabling players the break off their contracts more freely ? a motion which, if passed, would have an enormous impact on the transfer landscape.
The idea is likely to meet with huge opposition from clubs the world over, and Parker insisted the plan would leave clubs all but powerless to hold onto their star players.
Disgraceful
?What Blatter is saying is players can join a new club every year, whatever their contract situation,? the ex-United defender said in The Sun. ?That is a disgraceful statement for the president of FIFA to make.
?Players already have so much freedom and power. Why should they be allowed to walk out on a five-year deal after just 12 months? It isn?t right.
?His ridiculous idea could ruin the game. How are clubs supposed to budget if their players could walk out at any time? I reckon they would have to put up ticket prices to allow for this and that could drive fans away.?
Daft
This is not the first proposal of Blatter?s to have met with stinging and widespread criticism; his infamous ?6+5? quota scheme, deemed illegal by the European Union, is still hanging in the balance.
And Parker believes Blatter should be ditched once and for all in favour of someone who has experience within the game, pointing to UEFA president Michel Platini as an example of what FIFA should look for in their new chief.
?It isn?t the first time Blatter has come out with some daft statement,? he said. ?His comments show he really hasn?t got any idea about football. It?s time FIFA followed UEFA?s lead and appointed a visionary from a football background.?
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