Criticism
Third-party ownership became highly controversial in English football after the arrival at West Ham United of Carlos Tévez and Javier Mascherano from the Brazilian club Corinthians in August 2006. One high-ranking English official called it, "an unedifying trade in young people that rips the heart out of clubs which try to develop players".
Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, said of third-party ownership: "It is like trading in human beings. And it's destabilising for outsiders to have a financial interest in players."
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