Manchester City spent $140 million on Jack Grealish, Manchester United took Jadon Sancho for $100 million and Ben White was Arsenal’s for $60 million. The consequences of this shift by Premier League teams to home-based talent is bad news for other European leagues. From Liverpool’s Sadio Mane and Fabinho to Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez or Chelsea’s Ngolo Kante France has an outstanding record of developing top Premier League players. But they might not be able to rely on that money from the Premier League for much longer. University of Liverpool soccer finance expert Kieran Maguire believes the habits of English clubs have already changed.

Source: Forbes August 28, 2021 19:05 UTC