Premier League and EFL clubs are locked in talks as they look to guarantee financial protection amid concerns new transfer regulations will see their academies stripped of players.
English football’s stakeholders have agreed a new set of conditions for the recruitment of overseas players during the post-Brexit era, one of which is a ban on signing foreign talent until they turn 18.
The new laws have raised substantial concerns from clubs that their youth set-ups will be raided for their leading talent given the country’s elite clubs turn their attentions to domestic transfers.
Sportsmail understands that Manchester United, Everton, Chelsea and Brighton are among the Premier League clubs who have invested in improving their domestic youth scouting network ahead of the new transfer regulations, that kick in for next month’s transfer window.