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sufcintheprem

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Apologies if I'm being slow and everyone's already aware of this but surely the reason English players are so expensive is that the only clubs that they aspire to be at are Champions League clubs but the only place they are willing to play is in England which happens to be flushed with cash right now.

Reading about Barry's desire to play Champions League just makes me think that surely he could get a contract at someone like Bayren Munich or Roma as easily as he could at Liverpool. They , too, may be considerably more likely to find a deal with Villa given thatt ehre is no worry about him playing Villa at least twice a season.

Why are English players so reluctant to move abroad? I appreciate that our players generally are technically behind and might not fit in the Spanish league but we have a glut of promising centre backs who would fit well in an Italian side and many players who would be suited to German football or even French football (Agbonlahor for one, I feel would be a star performer in France and a regular Champions League player).

Is there some sort of psychological barrier? How would anyone on here feel about moving abroad for work?

NB there seems to have been some sort of breakdown when writing the title, if someone could change it to Expensive English Players or something similar, would be much appreciated.
 
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