FA push English players in Prem

PREMIER LEAGUE bosses are deep into negotiations with the

EFL and the FA over Brexit, homegrown quotas and work permits for foreign signings.

New guidelines on signings for the 2020/21 season appear to have crept under the radar, but they are an interesting development on “qualifying wages and qualifying transfers”.

Put simply, the FA provides a transfer threshold to all Premier League and EFL clubs and, if you pay over that figure, the player will be allowed in while they will also have to be among the respective club’s top 30 earners.

It is designed to navigate a way round the qualifying route of playing 75 per cent of international games, but stops clubs bringing in average foreign signings at the expense of British players.

The FA argument is that they do not want to hold back English

THERE is no getting away from one of the key reasons as to why Tottenham have pushed out the boat to get Gareth Bale (right) back to White Hart Lane.

Unless they kick on this season and challenge for the top four and trophies, the worry at Spurs is that Harry Kane (right) could leave – as he is desperate for silverware and success.

ANTHONY TAYLOR will take charge of next week’s European Super Cup final – and the Premier

League referee reckons it is tougher to make decisions in empty stadiums.

Taylor (right) said: “I think refereeing in an empty stadium makes it harder because you can hear everything. In a

ENGLISH clubs spent an average of £5.5million on youth development in the past year, which is the joint highest in Europe.

According to a new UEFA report, that ranged from £1.1m to £14m as Premier League clubs look to bolster their youth set-ups.

FOOTBALL shirt sales fell by a staggering 63 per cent compared to this time last year.

And lovethesales.com has calculated Premier League teams will lose out on £15million in shirt youngsters while the Premier League clubs believe if a player is good enough to make their 25-man squad, anyone should be allowed.

Maybe a good example of a player being exempt through the qualifying criteria is Watford striker Joao Pedro, 18, who looks a huge prospect, but has not yet represented Brazil.

No agreement has yet been reached on Brexit and homegrown player quotas, but that is also likely to be done around a qualifying system with the FA keen to maintain the pathway for young English players.

An FA spokesman said: “The FA is working with the Premier League and EFL to create a pointsbased migration system, which both supports elite players from overseas coming to play in English football and also creates more opportunities for the development of English players and improves the England team.”

Premier League game you can hear every bit of contact, but every bit of contact does not make it a foul.

“That is something the whole of our group have been getting used to, judging what’s a foul and what’s not. It certainly changes the dynamic on how you make a decision sometimes.”

income this year due to Covid-19 after tracking 1,000 online retailers.

Arsenal’s adidas home shirt bucks the trend and is the top seller, with demand going up by 84 per cent compared to the 2018 kit.