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[QUOTE="hardcorehusky, post: 2473536, member: 593"]
Over the last few years- the big money owners have purchased clubs in the EPL and now Serie A.  That has obviously changed the landscape as the EPL and the top 7 teams in Italy spend money on transfers.  Most teams spend the money on younger players- where do they go to get them?  The Bundesliga.

There is a reason Schalke, Dortmund, Leverkusen, etc have world reknowned training academies.  Because they develop young talent that ultimately gets sold for a large profit.  The problem is when you play youth(Monaco being the exception last year), you don't win big.  Schalke had a downturn the last few years.  Dortmund is slipping once Klopp left and that batch of players mostly moved on.  The Bundesliga model is finding African players or players from  countries with lower level football(United States falls into this category) and develop them.  Other leagues are now scouting these areas and increasing the competition for signatures.

England had trouble with the coeffficient until they changed the rule last year.  Now, with 5 teams in the final 16, they have looked to turn the corner as well.
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