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Originally Posted by ZEUS
I don't think it is a very good tactic to buy foreign youngsters. Blatter claimed that he wants to insert new regulation into Premier League.
According to this new rules every team will have to line up at least 6 English players. So with a youth squad full of foreign players United will have to sell some of them in order to buy local players.
Then what's the point of buying them now? Future transfers? I don't think so.
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well, that rule isnt fixed yet is it?
Also, the players could gain citzenship if they stay at the club for a few years so they could then be seen as homegrown and as british. I think it takes 5-6 years, im not sure on the exact figure though,.
And you never know, they may well be worth it and save some money on buying them from another big club in 3-4 years.
Also, manchester united still have a stong english core so im not sure if this will post many problems or it would reach a point where we have to sell players to buy british. Also, several of man united's foriegn players have lived in england enough to be granted british citzenship.
I think there is a champions league rule with homegrown players and i think that foriegn players under 18 would count as homegrown but not english. Ie rossi when we had him and pique.
btw, take a look at the youth squad and reserve squad. http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={A4EE59F6-31C1-4AAB-8038-9EF74A45166F} http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={2A52DED8-5A59-4A65-BA93-FF15E0D88CF4}
there is still a lot more british players than there are foriegn. And the advantage of buying young players is that they will be seen as british in a few years anyway.
So overall,there is a point in buying wonderkids on the cheap.
