A clean-up of the transfer system and an end to the “hoarding” that makes it possible for a top club to "have dozens of players out on loan" are among the items on FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s to-do list, according to REUTERS. He suggested that publishing payments to agents "could be one way of creating more transparency." Infantino: "Whether it’s true or not, the perception often is that there is something strange happening with these transfers. It is important if you move a few billion dollars in one or two months, you must make sure that everything happens in a clean way." The transfer market moves "huge amounts every year although it is often unclear how the money is split" between clubs, players and the agents. FIFA is responsible for regulating transfers between clubs in different countries under rules based on an '01 agreement with the European Commission. Infantino said, "After 15 years it is time to seriously revise it and bring it a little more transparency and a little more clarity." Europe’s smaller leagues complain big clubs "cream off their players at a very young age, only to immediately send them on loan elsewhere." Infantino: "I believe it is not right but it is permitted. It doesn’t feel right, for a club to just hoard the best young players and then to park them left and right, it’s not good for the development of the player, it’s not good for the club itself." Capping squad sizes could "alleviate the problem," he added, saying, "I fully share that view, we have to work on squad size limits" (REUTERS, 11/3).
