Currently, agents are permitted (subject to certain requirements) to act for multiple parties in a transaction. However, under the new regulations, an agent may only represent one client in a transaction save that an agent will be permitted to represent both a player and an engaging club. This means that agents can no longer act for all three parties in a specific transaction e.g. player, releasing club and engaging club or for a player and a releasing club in one transaction. It is also not possible to circumvent these restrictions through the use of other agents who work for the same agency or through other formal or informal arrangements between separate agents regarding the provision of services.