FA plan could devalue West Ham players

The FA’s plan to cap foreign players at twelve could cost West Ham in the valuation of foreign players they may be forced to offload. The Hammers are concerned that many of their 17 non-home grown players will massively lose value overnight if the plan is implemented.

West Ham could be forced to offload five foreign players as part of the FA plan but a rush by all Premier League clubs to do so at the same time could crash the foreign player market while the value of homegrown players would massively increase overnight.

A senior source told Claret and Hugh by Email: “The FA plan to cap foreign players at 12 is worrying to us as our foreign players would massively lose value overnight and we won’t be able to offload five, we have 17″

The idea is contained in an FA position paper that has been circulated around the game’s main stakeholders and will be discussed again at a meeting of Premier League club chairmen today. The FA plan is in response to the effects of BREXIT.