I only bought a few young players, one was exactly 1 skill point from scout which was good to see considering he's most expensive signing at 6m.
I have also noticed that when my top players lost a star such as Chano Petersen, the personal trainer cost reduced from 54 tokens per 8 skill points at 8* to 40 per 8 skillpoints now at 7*. Does this mean they'll also train faster than before? (Training at 8* was a pain)