Aston Villa youth chief Bryan Jones has slammed UEFA for muscling in on the successful NextGen concept.
UEFA have replaced the independent competition with their 'UEFA Youth League' - which is only open to Champions League qualifiers.
"The competition is one of the greatest development tools for young professional players in this country, and it will be lost to us," said Villa's academy director Jones to the Independent. "It's shameful."
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