I have a question about the Average Quality that will be used for league draws at the season start. It is said that the players from the new youth academy will be signed on the first day of the new season. I have two youth players who are quite a bit stronger than the players in my current starting squad (after they loose 20% of course). Since the quality of the youth players is available, these new players might count for the league draws. Can anyone tell me if they will count?
I was thinking about a solution. If I make sure that my team is full with 28 players, then the youth players cannot be assigned automatically. In that case, it seems logical that the youth players will not count for the league draws. But will I still be able to sign the youth players when I fire some other players?