About time something like this happened. Whilst it doesn't really affect United too much, since our team has a large percentage of homegrown and English-born players, it doesn't bode well for the likes of Bolton, Arsenal etc.
The plan is to restrict squad sizes to 25 players, and four of these must be products of the club's youth system and a further four trained in the same country. Personally, I think that is excellent news for the England national team, because it would encourage clubs to play homegrown talent.
Some may argue that if homegrown talent is good enough, then they will be able to get into the team ahead of foreigners. Thats a fair point, but homegrown players must be played in the team to further their football education. If clubs look for a quickfix solution abroad, instead of investing the time required to nurture a youth player, then we stifle the growth of that player and his true potential is never realised.
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