Well coming over as offensive was not my intention nor do I think my questions were offensive, but alright The reason why they buy the players so young is because they want them to be eligible for the "home-grown quota" (I don't like this rule and wish it wouldn't exist, because of the reasons you stated just on a bigger scale than just Belgium). Also, it's not like Belgium has been pumping out these talents for decades or something. You are having a golden age, like Spain has been having. Long may it continue, of course.