I note in the Telegraph that Levy believes that the transfer fees being paid are simply unsustainable. In other words someone’s going to go broke. He is reported as saying: “Our position on transfers is that we have a coach who very much believes in the academy, so unless we can find a player that makes a difference we would rather give one of our young academy players a chance.
“The academy is important because if we produce our own players we don’t have to spend £20m or £30m on a player.
“An academy player has that affinity with the club and that’s what the fans want to see.”
I think the top 4 teams have got to start using this strategy. What do others think?