Top English clubs are showing their brutal player signing strength as 17-year-old attacking midfielder Vincent Weijl was poached by Liverpool, and midfielder Oguzhan Özyakup, just 15, is on the verge of joining the Londoners. AZ are only entitled to a training compensation sum in each transfer.
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AZ Alkmaar are the latest European club to be angered by English teams’ youngster-stealing antics as they lost two promising youths to Arsenal and Liverpool this week.
Liverpool swooped to sign 17-year-old striker Vincent Weijl, while Arsenal added 15-year-old midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup to their ranks. Alkmaar will receive small compensation packages, having trained the players, but ...