They will continue to be involved in these "friendly" type tournaments until after the U17 world cup I think. After that, if they impress, some of them could get extended training stints in Europe as you can bet your ass scouts from all over the world will be coming to India to watch the world cup.
I am hoping for some boost to Indian football in terms of these players plying trade abroad. But I dont except the number to be huge but rather would be around 2-3 players max. Dont forget there are strict rules for signing U-18 players around the world. Thus the major issue is what will the players do after the U-17 world cup till they reach 18 years.
By the time they r 18-20 years atleast 25% will be playing at top level another 25% in a second level am sure. Indian football needs talents and the sooner we reduce foriegners the need of good indian talent becomes even more paramount.
btw what happened to the next golden boy of indian football Brandon?
There are indeed very strict rules on the employment of minors abroad in almost all European countries, which is why I said an "extended training" stint as opposed to an actual contract. Incidentally, the Nepali kid who was in Belgium was only on training stints and payed in friendly tournaments and not in the national youth league in Belgium.
Strong U-17 team showings doesnt necessarily mean that future of our Football is great. Junior level players is just one component. Unless we have a strong Domestic multi-tiered league system, healthy Club structure and good infrastructure, these players will not graduate as good senior players.
I was looking at England squad at 2007 U-17 World Cup.
Those players are now 26-27 year old. Barring 2-3 players, hardly anyone plays at Premier League or England National Team now. The whole squad just faded away.
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btw what happened to the next golden boy of indian football Brandon?
I was looking at England squad at 2007 U-17 World Cup.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup_squads#.C2.A0England
Those players are now 26-27 year old. Barring 2-3 players, hardly anyone plays at Premier League or England National Team now. The whole squad just faded away.