Arsene Wenger is the most incredible man you'll ever find. In a time when people are just speaking in anger and foolishness about babyfarming and stealing of young people, Wenger comes out to show to all that he is the GREATEST MIND IN FOOTBALL. (Unlike a certain demented Mr Ferguson who tries to shy away from the situation and claiming "it would be ridiculous to pay the parents", how short-sighted and unbrave to speak up against the demons of UEFA)

Here is what Arsene Wenger had to say:

"People think that we take 30 players every year and you get them into your academy," he insisted. "No, it's not like that. When we take one or two, we give them a top level education, we give them a top level scholarship, and we look after them socially.

"Look at the alternative. If you ban players from moving before the age of 18, you know what will happen? The player will be sold anyway,'' he said. "To whom? To agents. At what age? At 13, 14. Where will they go? Not to top-level clubs with top-level education.

"They will go to clubs who have been bought by business people, of a very low level, and will stay there until the age of 18 waiting to be sold. The money will go out of the game. You have always to look if you make one decision, what kind of alternative?

"If your players cannot move to the best clubs, I believe they will not improve. At the end of the day, to be a top-level player is to be with the best. You can speak bout the compensation level, is it right or not. I am open to that.

"I am against the process of stopping the players moving to the top level. If you have a child who is a good musician, what is your first reaction? It is to put it into a good music school, not in an average one, so why should that not happen in football?"


Oh gosh so blindingly obvious why can't the rest of europe see the logic.