The president of Dutch club Twente has resigned after leaked documents revealed a deal with outside investors for the transfer of players. Aldo van der Laan said he was leaving because doubts raised by an agreement with Malta-based Doyen Sports Investments were damaging the club. Twente said the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) was investigating. The Football Leaks website this week published a contract between Twente and Doyen. The deal was signed in 2014, before FIFA outlawed the practice known as third-party ownership. Doyen agreed to pay the club €5 million for between 10 and 50 percent of the transfer fee rights for seven players. FIFA banned third-party ownership as a threat to the integrity of the game because investors forced transfers to make a profit.
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