To minimise the risks to young football players we should ban agents recruiting under-18s | Letter

Mikel Merino Zazón and Max Dowman: Phil Murray responds to articles about the precarious path talented young athletes face Jonathan Liew’s piece ( Raheem Sterling’s bleak tale a reminder of absurd path young footballers face, 17 September ) is informative and timely, particularly when set against Jacob Steinberg’s report ( ‘They are very similar’: Arsenal’s Dowman reminds Merino of Lamine Yamal, 16 September ) . The tiny proportion of young footballers originally “signed” by top flight clubs at a ludicrously young age, who then achieve their dreams of a Premier League career, rather than being summarily dismissed at the age of Board reading of Guardian Football.

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1. To minimise the risks to young football players we should ban agents recruiting under-18s | Letter Guardian Football