[Salopbaggie]

I think the Tim Iroegbunam situation show exactly why it this day and age the academy compensation system need to be reviewed, Players are 'stolen' for a few hundred thousand, after clubs invest so much time and money into their development, only for another club to reap all the financial benefits from that player. The Tim Iroegbunam move to Everton is being reported as £9 million plus add-ons. If compensation rules are not altered to at least add future sales, clubs will stop investing in academies and the bigger clubs will not want to invest in bringing the very small kids through to the level where their academies start considering a steal.