article_snippet.sent: You might argue that you need to sign ten Park Chu-youngs to get one Robin van Persie.
article_snippet.sent: It might however make It a little trickier for the likes of Almunia, Andre Santos and Stepanovs in the future.
article_snippet.sent: The reason why Arsenal went for Stepanovs back in 2000 was not because Stepanovs Stepanovs was excellent; it was because Stepanovs was cheaper than the equivalent English player; same with Almunia in 2004 and Andre Santos in 2011.
article_snippet.sent: For Almunia’s argument sounds great in theory but the reality is that there is a class of players at the tip of the footballers’ pyramid which stand out and which any team would want – the Thierry Henrys, Patrick Vierias of this world.
article_snippet.sent: Nothing in Dyke’s rules to prevent – the Thierry Henrys, Patrick Vierias of this world from signing, as – the Thierry Henrys, Patrick Vierias of this world were EU nationals.
article_snippet.sent: the Thierry Henrys, Patrick Vierias of this world as one of your 13 –
article_snippet.sent: – foreign players in your squad of 25.
article_snippet.sent: But there is another tier of players below that – letDyke’s
article_snippet.sent: says the Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta level (who would also still be available under they Dyke proposals as EU players).
article_snippet.sent: These are good players, but These are much more plentiful than the elite.
article_snippet.sent: In fact, given the right training and a chance in the first team, you could probably produce your own.
article_snippet.sent: had Silvinho not had to leave the club suddenly when Wenger Portuguese nationality was called into question?
article_snippet.sent: A majority of the best players in the world are being produced in Spain and South America; another significant proportion come from Germany.
article_snippet.sent: The best of those players will naturally aspire to play for Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.