Outside of the big 6 clubs in the English Premier League - Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Man City, Chelsea and Newcastle - the rest of the 14 clubs can only hope to recruit players to strengthen their squads, but not world class talents.
Countries like S'pore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines are not looking for world class footballers - only foreign-born players who are able to strengthen their national teams.
Even with a population of 281 million, Indonesia strengthened its national football team by naturalising many foreign-born players with Indonesian heritage:
Emil Audero (goalkeeper) is a Serie B goalie with experience in Italy's youth setup.
Joey Pelupessy (midfielder) has experience in Dutch...