Simon Jordan explains why new Brexit rules will be good for young English

Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan believes the new Brexit rules preventing young overseas players from joining British academies will be a good thing.

Once the Brexit transition period ends on December 31 new systems will be in place to sign players from Europe and the rest of the world.

Clubs will not be able to sign overseas players under the age of 18 once the new rules are introduced.

Also, the signings of those aged between 18 and 21 will be limited to three in the January transfer window, and then six per season after that.

British clubs will not be able to sign European players so freely post-Brexit with players having to qualify for entry through a points-based system.

Points will be awarded for senior and youth international appearances, club appearances and the pedigree of the selling club.

Simon Jordan believes there will be benefits, especially when it comes to British youngsters getting far more opportunities than they currently do.

Speaking on White and Jordan on talkSPORT, he said: “The academy system in this country has already been flawed. We’ve seen who’ve gone into the Premier League like Huddersfield and got rid of their youth development.

“How many times do the kids come through our academies and get the opportunities they should be getting? Not often.

“Chelsea only did it last year because Frank [Lampard] had a ‘needs must’ scenario and gave a lot of our young players opportunities.

“I don’t think this is disadvantageous, it’s a reality of the circumstances we find ourselves in. There’s enormous investment going into youth academies, there’s an enormous pool of talent, we’ve got our coaching criteria up to a level – so what’s the issue?”