Jonathan Panzo’s decision to swap Chelsea for Monaco is the latest example of a promising English prospect seeking first-team football abroad rather than at the club that nurtured them
Ian Rush blames it all on Kenny Dalglish. “I didn’t actually say Italy was ‘like living in a foreign country’,” insisted the former Liverpool striker in an interview in 2016. “When he re-signed me, a reporter asked me, ‘Why have you come back?’ Kenny quipped, ‘He said it was like playing in a foreign country’. He’s got a lot to answer for.”
But while Rush would be the first to admit Juventus supporters did not see the best of him during his solitary season in Italy in 1987 as he struggled with a new language and culture, the next generation of young British players are taking the plunge and heading overseas in search of opportunities to play.
Written by Ed Aarons
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/15/exodus-young-english-players-moving-abroad-jonathan-panzo under the title “The big exodus: why are young English players moving abroad? | Ed Aarons”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.