Solution 1: Variations on Connecting
Adding an element of realism to this (but not too much) this structure would become a more nuanced based on the actual infrastructure available to each participant. I.e. it's not realistic to expect all players to connect to the platform without a proportion outsourcing that responsibility to an intermediary.
So factoring that in, one could be create functionality within the participant set up to allow for variations on how they onboard to the platform. The diagram above would be the 'vanilla' scenario but the relationship between the nodes would allow for a customization.
It is likely that even if players connected directly to the platform they would want to outsource negotiation responsibility to their agent (intermediary). For this reason there would need to be a way for the players to connect and share data with their agent that would exist at specific level of visibility between those parties.
Variation 1: Specific rules on relationship between Intermediaries and Players:
Conceivably the platform could be broken down into various functions and the sharing of data could vary depending on the business function that’s being transacted. Take the following business functions within the transfer exchange process:
Agents signing players and managing their interests.
Agents negotiating with clubs on behalf of players they represent.
If we look at these two business functions, the relationship between participant types could be highly bespoke to allow certain business functions to be available to certain node combinations.
For example you could enable player to find agents and vice versa on the platform and once that relationship has been struck the agent would be able to negotiate for players on their behalf. Players could have visibility to the negotiation process and approval of the resulting agreement.
Variation 2: Players rely on intermediaries to connect to platform:
It could also be an option for players to rely on their agent to represent them on the platform. This would likely be by the agent (or agency) providing some sort of portal for players, who lack the time and infrastructure to connect to a platform like this, to connect in to (for the record, I hate this and it undermines so many of the benefits of a DLT solution in this context, but adding it as an option for the sake of argument).
Take the scenario where Voker Struth is representing both Charlie Adam and Neymar whilst both players lack the capability to connect to the platform directly themselves.
In this scenario both players would utilize the intermediaries infrastructure to onboard on to the platform. The intermediaries infrastructure can allow players to connect via an external portal that would enable them to see ledger information without have the ability to connect directly into it.
