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Premier League stars unhappy with PFA's four-person panel hired to appoint Gordon Taylor's successor as chief executive with fears over its lack of footballing expertise

Premier League stars are unhappy with the four-person selection panel appointed to pick a successor to PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor, amid concerns it lacks footballing expertise.

The PFA reacted to players' demands, revealed in Sportsmail, by choosing a racially diverse and gender-balanced selection panel.

But of the four independent non-executive directors appointed earlier this week, only one has any experience of the industry — Women in Football chair Ebru Koksal.

Gordon Taylor is to step down as PFA chief executive at the end of the current campaign

The panel is completed by TikTok marketing chief Trevor Johnson, Amazon managing director Darren Hardman and former karate world champion Geoff Thompson — none of whom have worked in football, leading to concerns that players' views will not be represented.