CIES: English players have never played or scored as little in the Premier League as in 2018-19

"Between 2009-10 and 2011-12, players having grown up in England have always accounted for at least 40% of minutes played in the Premier League. Over the seven last seasons studied, this threshold was only breached in 2014-15. Up until the 15/02/2019 of the current season, the percentage of playing time of nationals was 35.2%. This is the lowest value ever recorded during the period covered by the Report," according to the Football Observatory of the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) in its monthly report published on 13/03/2019.

"The percentage of players having grown up in England, the 'nationals', has progressively fallen to reach a new negative record level over the current season. Given the Brexit context, a possible limit on the scope of international recruitment may oblige the majority of Premier League teams to modify their transfer strategies. The rise of a new generation of very promising English players suggests however, on strictly sporting terms, that such a change may not negatively affect the competitiveness of Premier League teams," said the CIES.

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