Mitaman Kids get tapped up all the time, no contract in place, it's not about not playing at an U16 level or not feeling loved, it's about being offered something, usually cash (house / school) from the other party, add in the parents making the decisions, and BINGO!
How much you make Dad?
40K a year!
Cool, here's 100K a year, a 3 bed in Chigwell and a guaranteed offer for your lad at 17, what you say, fancy moving to Tottenham?
Thankfully we'll get 1m for him from Spurs straight away, as the F.A. insures against tapping up youngsters with promise.
