Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has said reforming the "chaotic" transfer system will increase opportunities for English players, reports BBC News. On Tuesday, the FA sent out its first draft of proposals to reduce the number of non-EU players within English football by up to 50%.
"The present system is chaotic," Dyke told BBC Sport.
"There are mediocre players that come and take squad places - those could be filled by young English players."
Proposed rule changes have been sent to the Premier League, the Football League and the players' and managers' unions.
The FA hopes a new system can be in place for the 2015-16 season.
"Eighty per cent of the players that come in from outside of the EU come in on appeal, where the manager goes along with a video and shows it to a committee and they say, "well, he looks a good player".
"We want to get rid of that subjective part and say you either meet these criteria or you don't."
Up until the end of last season, 122 non-EU players had entered English football since 2009.
"I think what we hope will happen is roughly half the number of players that are now coming from outside the EU won't be able to get in here," added the former BBC director general.
"It's not vast numbers. But if you think 30-a-year won't come, won't be in squads, it means places for English kids in the squads."
