While A-League fans may be excited by the proposed change, clubs are still going to struggle to lure Asia's best to Australia
A-League fans hoping the proposed 4+1 foreign player rule will lead to a mass migration from the J.League to Australia are likely to be disappointed.
A former A-League player, who has placed numerous Japanese players with National Premier Leagues (NPL) clubs, has warned there remains a serious gap in terms of salary expectations between what clubs are willing to pay and what J.League players demand.
Naoki Imaya, who played for New Zealand Knights in the inaugural A-League season and now runs his own football academy in Japan, is excited by Football Federation Australia's (FFA) decision to restrict one import spot to players from other Asian Football Confederation (AFC) members from 2018-19.