Cedrik wrote:Ok, now I am understanding it a bit more. Thanks for explaining. I btw do not mean per se buying talents, but giving them a chance from your own academy. That also gives the clubs some identity. Of course Turkish clubs could also save a little on big wages, because those older players don't come for free either and put that into a purchasing a young Turkish talent. If you take for example Cengiz Ünder, he would have been great for Besiktas, Fener or Gala.
But a pity Turkish people are so impatient. It can take sometimes a little longer to devlop a youngster, but you can after that sell him for a possibly big fee.
I agree with you but it is not that easy.
You did point out one of the main problems of Turkish football - we rarily get young and talented Turkish players from youth academies anymore. One reason is that they are not given enough chance, the other reason is that there is no longer a limit of foreign players a club could transfer.
Turkish national team would suffer from it, and more and more players are coming from abroad (latest example is Emre Mor)
Cengiz Ünder is a bad example, as neither Besiktas, Fener and Gala could afford to pay that kind of money for him. Over 10 mill. € is simply too much (also given the context, like FFP agreements etc.)
Finally, Turkey's image on the market. Basically Turkey is not Portugal. How many teams will pay a big fee for someone playing in the Turkish league ?
To illustrate my point, I will give you an example - if Talisca was a Besiktas player, we would probably sell him for around 10-12 mill. €. But Benfica will surely sell him for at least 25 mill. €.
It's not all bad though, some Turkish coachs like Senol Günes (Besiktas), Abdullah Avci (Basaksehir) or Aykut Kocaman (Fener) would help young players to grow and give them a chance.