According to the FIFA statutes, no player or club shall be involved in a bridge transfer. It shall be presumed unless established to the contrary that if two consecutive transfers, national or international, of the same player occur within a period of 16 weeks, the parties (clubs and players) involved in those two transfers have participated in a bridge transfer.
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee, in accordance with the FIFA Disciplinary Code, will impose sanctions on any party subject to the FIFA Statutes and regulations involved in the bridge transfer.