Several players under co-ownership in Italy have had their futures resolved, with Emiliano Viviano the most important player on the move.
Emiliano Viviano Moves To Inter Milan Following Blind Auction
Italian football’s curious practice of multi-team registration of players leads to the even more curious practice of blind auctions for half a player when the mutliple-ownership period comes to an end. Essentially, each team that owns half a player puts in a bid for the other half in a sealed envelope, and whoever has bid the highest must pay the other team that sum for said player’s left/right half, or whoever they split it up.
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