A very frequent question among soccer fans is why English players have such high prices and are the main characters of such high transfers. There is no single answer to that question, but there is. main reasonThe Premier League regulations regarding homegrown players.
In order for the competition to continue to maintain its essence and continue to have enough players trained in the country, the English Football Association (FA) imposed the rule of 8 homegrown playerswhere all teams in the competition are obliged to have a minimum 8 players who have spent 3 years playing for UK teams between the ages of 15-21. It’s important to remember that regardless of nationality of the player as long as that need is met.
The consequence of this regulation is due to Law of supply and demand English players are becoming more expensive, as teams will want to cover their quota by having the best possible in their teams and the best is a number limited.
The standard was introduced in 2011 with a view to promoting the selection of English players, as manager Peter Scudamore said: “It’s not in clubs’ interests to stockpile players. It will make buying good domestic players more attractive. We believe that this will give teams an additional incentive to invest in youngsters and that one of the benefits will be to help selection.”
Some examples of English players with transfer fees that are very high relative to what can be expected to be paid for them are: Jack Grealish (117.5M), Harry Maguire (87M), Ben White (58.5M) either Aaron Wan-Bissaka (55M).
Similarly, despite this reason, the great economic potential of English clubs is also a strong reason why such expensive transfers are made. Without going any further, the last winter market budget difference of English league clubs with other major leagues is clearly seen in the difference in spending on transfers.
Transfer spending of the 5 big leagues in the 2023 winter market:
1- Premier League (England): Spent: €829.81M Income: €100.42M / Balance: -€729.39 M
2- Ligue 1 (France): Spent: €131.40M / Income: €199.40M Balance: €68.00 M
3- Bundesliga (Germany): Charges: €68.27M / Income: €66.25M Balance: -2.02 M€
4- LaLiga (Spain): Charges: €31.88M / Income: €45.10M Balance: €13.22M
5- Serie A (Italy): Charges: €31.22M / Income: €66.00 M Balance: €34.78M
Source: La Verdad
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