Or perhaps they just realise when a player maybe won't make it at the top level rather than just having blind hope because he "a local lad"?
Aye, "blind hope" in a lad who's 19, has scored loads of goals already at an adult level and consistently scores lots of goals for England underage teams
Adam Armstrong will never be a regular player in the Premier League.
Save this post for 5/7/9 years time.