co-owning players

i just wandered what does co-owning a player actually mean. i know two clubs own the player but when do they play for each club

the clubs decide i think who the player will play for (usually the smaller team has the player playing for them, with the bigger club having the option to let him have 1st team exp and then decide if he is good enough to be bought) then at the end of the season the teams make a bid for how much they will buy the other half for.

half a season at each club i believe. I also think its in the manual

when bidding to co-own a player you can choose which club you wish the player to play for, then the term of the co-ownership which can be a max of 2 seasons. at the end of the 2nd season both teams then make a bid to the football accosation and the one with the highest bid then keeps that player outright. the bid is private so you wont know how much the other club has bid.

its good to use for potential youngsters in lower leagues that gives you two years to see if they develop before buying them outright.

The duration is for 1 or 2 years, depending on the deal. A team can bid for the other 50% that they DON'T own at any time, although it doesn't need to be accepted. If it's a two year deal, there can be a blind auction after 1 year, but either team can choose to delay that auction until the end of the initially agreed two years; that auction can't be postponed.

The highest bidder wins the player.

In this version, because of good regens, there is an opportunity for smaller clubs to make good profits on these deals - I've been offered £9m for brand-new regens, and been able to buy them back a year later for under £5m!!! - money for old rope!

You have to ask yourself if that's realistic - but then again, how do AI teams know how good a youngster is that hasn't kicked a ball; make of it what you will.

Hope this helps.

Think of it as a "long-term" loan with an uncertain future.

If done right, you can make tidy profits from players; if done wrong, it's usually a safer option than buying outright, as you lose less.

I've had like 33 million pound co-ownership offers which, quite frankly, are ridiculously tempting. However, remember that you lose full control of a player which is quite important.

There are a couple of viable scenarios:

1) Big club co-owns promising player at small club - ends up being an indefinite loan plus trial period. Big club gets player, small club gets money. Note that you'd usually get more money up front through co-ownership plus full transfer than a full transfer outright. So it's a mutual benefit.

2) Club A sees player who could be unsettled or sold later, and his value will appreciate - tidy profit.

3) "Blocking" a transfer via co-ownership (player moves to you), preventing rivals from getting him. A little expensive, though, but cheaper than buying outright.

3) "Blocking" a transfer via co-ownership (player moves to you), preventing rivals from getting him. A little expensive, though, but cheaper than buying outright.

Sneaky

I've had a few flaws when it comes to third party ownership in the game. Quite often I've noticed that the other team bids £0 quite often.

I've had a few flaws when it comes to third party ownership in the game. Quite often I've noticed that the other team bids £0 quite often.

I wouldn't say that's a flaw - I do it often myself, if I'm not interested in having the player on my books.

third party ownership is bugged to the hilt.

it makes buying players ridiculously easy.

ibrahimovic/de rossi for 30M :|.

zapata/pandev for 6.5M.

third party ownership is bugged to the hilt.

it makes buying players ridiculously easy.

ibrahimovic/de rossi for 30M :|.

zapata/pandev for 6.5M.

its not third party ownership.

Its good if you are in Italy and can take advantage of this, especially with some regens who may be a risk at first. Anyone outside of Italy it means you pay over the odds

third party ownership is bugged to the hilt.

it makes buying players ridiculously easy.

ibrahimovic/de rossi for 30M :|.

zapata/pandev for 6.5M.

If you think it's bugged you simply don't take advantage of it - just make realistic offers.