Retained key players from last season and have plenty of depth in their squad.

But the club was in financial trouble before his arrival and he was unable to retain several key players for the following season.

It now says that it will accept management's right to extend qualifying offers to retain players for any one in his first four years.

Choosing to retain players would subject to a reduction in their salary cap, reducing the amount they may spend on other players.

The rule, passed in European legislation, prevented football clubs from retaining players past their contact dates.

The change also could lead, the committee said, to an increased number of long-term guaranteed contracts by which clubs would retain promising players.

In 2010, the Uruguayan government enacted measures intended to retain players in the country.

However, this did not affect the transfer system, which still allowed clubs to retain players, even when their contracts had expired.

Mendoza is a homegrown Yankee, and club officials put a special emphasis on retaining players the organization has developed.

The Rangers have retained few young players, first-round draft choices or French speakers in recent years.