Will today's Lassana Diarra verdict change football like Bosman?

A court verdict could lead to players walking out on contracts without their clubs being compensated

VERDICT: Lassana Diarra’s dispute with Lokomotiv Moscow began in 2014. Picture: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images

What is happening?

The court of justice of the European Union (CJEU) will deliver a verdict on Friday in the case of Fifa v the player “BZ” – AKA the former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra. It concerns the functioning of the transfer market and the verdict could throw a stick of dynamite under the system.