ebieymjunior
Senior Member
I honestly think that the issue is the rule in the first place.
From what I understood, the rule was made so that:
1. European clubs (generally) would not be allowed to poach players under 18 from other clubs (mostly European) that easily
2. European clubs (generally) would not be allowed to buy players under 18 from other parts of the world to not destabilise them
3. Young players are not transferred from place to place each year
1. seems a little redundant cause the likes of Arsenal, et al do just that every single year
2. I would guess playing for a couple of European teams, or having your child play for them would be a dream for some players/parents (e.g. some old non-European players of the club, or other old footballers), and mainly in countries in development like a lot in Africa, some parts of Asia, etc. By this rule, you'd be killing their dreams.
And imagine the parents wanted to move there themselves, why wouldn't the youngsters be allowed. After all, it is the player and the parents' decision to go there (look at Messi for example). And in the case of Barcelona, they even go as far as to provide jobs for the parents, which I doubt a lot of other clubs do.
3. Even if they transfer from one place to another each year (which would still be the case even considering the rule), that's not the way to fix this problem.
I'd say change the rule, allow any club to buy any young player from any place in the world, but the player and parents have to provide a motivation letter to FIFA (along with the transfer documents) as to why they would allow that, knowing all the risks that come with the transfer. And allow only a certain number of non-European and European transfers for under 18 players.
Imagine if Messi was not allowed to come to Barca. And in Lee's case, the player, even now, he (and his parents) really wanted to play for the club.
From what I understood, the rule was made so that:
1. European clubs (generally) would not be allowed to poach players under 18 from other clubs (mostly European) that easily
2. European clubs (generally) would not be allowed to buy players under 18 from other parts of the world to not destabilise them
3. Young players are not transferred from place to place each year
1. seems a little redundant cause the likes of Arsenal, et al do just that every single year
2. I would guess playing for a couple of European teams, or having your child play for them would be a dream for some players/parents (e.g. some old non-European players of the club, or other old footballers), and mainly in countries in development like a lot in Africa, some parts of Asia, etc. By this rule, you'd be killing their dreams.
And imagine the parents wanted to move there themselves, why wouldn't the youngsters be allowed. After all, it is the player and the parents' decision to go there (look at Messi for example). And in the case of Barcelona, they even go as far as to provide jobs for the parents, which I doubt a lot of other clubs do.
3. Even if they transfer from one place to another each year (which would still be the case even considering the rule), that's not the way to fix this problem.
I'd say change the rule, allow any club to buy any young player from any place in the world, but the player and parents have to provide a motivation letter to FIFA (along with the transfer documents) as to why they would allow that, knowing all the risks that come with the transfer. And allow only a certain number of non-European and European transfers for under 18 players.
Imagine if Messi was not allowed to come to Barca. And in Lee's case, the player, even now, he (and his parents) really wanted to play for the club.
