[sherer]

like I said I don't think any clubs are actually doing anything illegal but they come in and scout these players then pay the parents a fee and wave a big contract under the players nose so he signs for them instead of a small local club where he lives. The club who has trained him since 11 then misses out on the player and they have wasted all the money they have invested.

UEFA want to ban transfers for players under 17 \ 18 yo which will stop some of this happening, although that won't cover Africa and all the players that come from there