Premier League clubs should be made to field three homegrown players in every line-up, says Professional Footballers' Association chief Gordon Taylor. Reacting to BBC Sport's State of the Game survey, which found English players accounted for a third of top flight minutes this season, Taylor once again called for a quota system.
Currently clubs must register eight homegrown players in 25-man squads.
"It's important to focus on starting line-ups," said the PFA chief.
"We should be aiming for a minimum of three and ideally four. I have seen at first hand the quality of our young players. There's a need for them to get regular first team football. It's like swimming - unless you're in the big pool you're never going to learn."
"I think it's realistic," he said. "It's a concern throughout the whole of football. It's a global village and I'd expect Uefa to be very co-operative in introducing that throughout Europe. Every profession has an inherent duty to encourage the next generation."
