FIFA is working alongside CIES Football Observatory, a Switzerland-based research group, to explore the use of an algorithm that can scientifically calculate player transfer values. In November of 2017, FIFA President Gianni Infantino assembled a task force to investigate possible algorithm-based reforms to the soccer transfer system.
The taskforce found that the current player transfer system caused “various abuses at the expense of young players and the integrity of competitions,” according to a report seen by Reuters. The report further claims that an inflated transfer market led to “unsavoury practices which may lead to the exploitation of players”.