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Why British Players are more expensive than any foreign international player ?
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Short Answer - PL Homegrown Player Rule & PL Broadcasters Revenue
What is PL Homegrown Players Rule ?
The Premier League in 2010 proposed a maximum of 17 Non-Homegrown players in each club squad, and the squad size is a maximum of 25. This means that in a full squad of 25 players, there must be at least 8 Homegrown Players.
The Premier League in 2010 proposed a maximum of 17 Non-Homegrown players in each club squad, and the squad size is a maximum of 25. This means that in a full squad of 25 players, there must be at least 8 Homegrown Players.
What if a club fails to register 8/8+ Homegrown Players ?
The squad size would then be reduced, meaning that if a club for an example has only 6 Homegrown Players then that club would be able to register only 23 Players in their PL Squad.
The squad size would then be reduced, meaning that if a club for an example has only 6 Homegrown Players then that club would be able to register only 23 Players in their PL Squad.
Note : U21 Players Homegrown Players need not to be registered in the PL squad, a club can use infinite number of U21 Homegrown Players in PL.
Non Homegrown Players even if U21 have to be registered in the PL Squad as a part of the 17 Non Homegrown Players of the squad to be used in a PL game.
Q. Homegrown = British ?
Ans. No
A player can also be classified as a Homegrown Player if he was at a English/Welsh club for atleast 3 years before turning 21.
Notable examples :
- Paul Pogba
- Nathan Aké
- Cesc Fabregas
- Moussa Dembele
Ans. No
A player can also be classified as a Homegrown Player if he was at a English/Welsh club for atleast 3 years before turning 21.
Notable examples :
- Paul Pogba
- Nathan Aké
- Cesc Fabregas
- Moussa Dembele
Why was Homegrown Players Rule introduced in the first place ?
The Home Grown Players Rule was introduced in 2010 with a view to force the Premier League & Championship clubs to nurture talent from its own shores rather than buy its way to success with foreign talents.
The Home Grown Players Rule was introduced in 2010 with a view to force the Premier League & Championship clubs to nurture talent from its own shores rather than buy its way to success with foreign talents.
Lack of success in the International Tournaments & the failure of England's Golden Generation is also a big reason why this rule was introduced in 2010.
PL TV Money compared to Other Leagues in Europe
The Prize money obtained by the top clubs in every league is same but the PL Midtable & Bottom Half clubs are earning double compared to their La Liga counterparts.
The drop off in the revenue is also highest when Relegated from PL
The Prize money obtained by the top clubs in every league is same but the PL Midtable & Bottom Half clubs are earning double compared to their La Liga counterparts.
The drop off in the revenue is also highest when Relegated from PL
So how does all this impact the prices of British Players ?
This thing can be explained in simple Economics terms - Supply & Demand.
Clubs need Quality players to stay in the PL & there aren't a lot of Quality players in this small pool size.
This thing can be explained in simple Economics terms - Supply & Demand.
Clubs need Quality players to stay in the PL & there aren't a lot of Quality players in this small pool size.
PL clubs aren't dependent on player sales to keep up with FFP rules & they prefer not to sell the better players as it would hamper their chances of staying up.
The difference in revenue of a 20th placed PL club & a 7th placed Championship club is close to £100m.
The difference in revenue of a 20th placed PL club & a 7th placed Championship club is close to £100m.
Similar players sold in 2020 summer transfer window, Reguilon was sold for £25m whereas Chilwell was sold for £45m.
& IMO both were fair prices.
& IMO both were fair prices.
Breakdown of a PL Squad :
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