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Source:http://www.evertonfc.com/news/archive/platini-s-investment-warning.htmlUefa president Michel Platini says clubs like Everton can succeed without foreign investment.
A number of high profile takeovers of Premier League sides have led to concerns about the level of money coming into the English game. Speaking at Liverpool's Echo Arena ahead of Wednesday night's National Football Hall of Fame awards evening, Platini expressed his concerns about the number of top flight foreign owners, admitting rival clubs must now find alternative ways to succeed.
Toffees chairman Bill Kenwright recently revealed he has long been searching a 'billionaire' investor. Asked whether Everton should take that route Platini said: "There is two ways. One is if Everton become more rich and richer than the other [clubs], the other is that they are Everton.
"I don't think [money] is the only thing that will decide the future of their football. The education of youth players that can play at Everton? I think so. I believe in that."
Platini, who succeeded long-standing Uefa president Lennart Johansson in January 2007, has recently backed the 6+5 rule, which would restrict top European clubs to fielding five foreign players at a time.
Should the idea be implemented English clubs would be among the most affected, but the Frenchman is adamant it would be for the good of the game.
"The Premier League is so successful because money can bring the best players in the world," he said. "I don't like that everybody is coming in because I would like that some players would play in their own country."
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