As I remember, academy players appearing near the start of seasons cost less tokens and are lower in quality. But they have a longer period as 18 year old faster trainer.
No, there is no correlation with the price of the token player and the time in season. You can just as well get a 'good' 24 token youngster the first day as the last.
But always buy a 5* auction player instead
__________________________________________________ Groundhog Day visiting level - 58 -
considering quitting, since nothing is improved for veterans ... nothing and pay to win has become to dominante