Euro 2020 David Bernstein: his concern on foreign players in the Premier League!

The charm of the English Premier League is the diversity of players who play in different clubs in the English league. The situation may change next season with the speech of the President of the Football Association who wants fewer foreign players in the league. David Bernstein appealed to the leaders of clubs in this view:

“The number of English players in the Premier League is an important issue. We really need to increase the pool of quality players. All the work we have been doing for months in this direction in the coming years and it is already great to see young players like Jack Wilshere arriving at the highest level. There are some others who come but we need much more, “he said on the BBC, the president who will leave office on July 1 because of the age limit (70 years).

The percentage of eligible players in the major leagues:

Spain: 61%
France: 60%
Germany: 47%
Italy: 46%
England: 36%
Source: Opta


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