Newcastle United boss Alan Pardew admits they're attempting to bring more young players through the academy.
The Magpies acknowledge that they cannot compete with the lavish spending of some of their Premier League rivals.
He said in the Sunday Times: "We've focused our academy on local players rather than searching the world for talent.
"We are now focusing very much in our area. I think it is an important message for our fans. That's the instruction from myself, Joe Kinnear and Mike Ashley. We want to maximise what's in our area.
"The ratio of foreign players at Newcastle is getting tight. It's important in our transfer policy that we bring in some English players.
"I'm very focused on the academy promoting talent from this area. I've said to all our scouts that I want to bring in players from here.
"We're scouring locally. That's something we need to do. We need more coaching hours with our players but, in terms of transfers to our first team, you've got to be good enough."
