I don't totally agree. If players were totally free then players would never leave academies for other, better teams! There's usually some sort of signing bonus involved if the player is actually good. So I think having the "good youth player" cost a few tokens is a good idea. It just didn't make sense for them to cost 18T+ because we could get much better players for cheaper.
It's all about valuation. What I am hoping to see is still one "bad youth player" who I can sell off for a free profit (which is realistic to actual football), and then have the opportunity to sign a "good youth player", ideally 5*, for maybe 10 tokens or less, depending on how close to 100% they are, how quick of a trainer they are, and if they have SA. This, I think, gets us to a happy medium between the desires of the player and the desires of Nordeus.
We'll see how close my prediction is soon, I suppose!![]()