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England's success at youth level is proof they are now producing some of the best young players in the world.

And clubs in Germany are among those battling to benefit and help ensure that all the hard work being done to produce these players does not go to waste.

Another transfer window has seen the trend of English youngsters heading to Germany gather further momentum.

And it is their pursuit of the regular first-team opportunities that they can't find in England that is the biggest driving influence behind the exodus for Germany where they will find a greater willingness to blood youngsters.

Hoffenheim became the latest club to exploit that desire by signing attacking midfielder Reiss Nelson on loan from Arsenal last week.

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They follow the likes of RB Leipzig, Borussia Monchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Freiburg and Wolfsburg who have all targeted the English market in recent seasons.

Ademola Lookman and Jadon Sancho are among the home-grown players who have looked to develop their careers by getting regular first-team action in the Bundesliga.

Never before has young English talent been so attractive to foreign clubs.

“These guys are not just participating, they are winning so they are arguably the best young talents in the world,” a senior source at one top German club said.

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“England has put itself near the top of the tree for producing talent and these leagues, like the German league, are intuitive, clever and bright.

“They see a blockage at the top of the English system and they have an option and can create an avenue for these highly talented young men to play a volume of minutes that is essential for them to become top quality players.

“Measure any top elite player, he will have played an accumulation of minutes at 17, 18, 19 20, 21, to be a superstar. If they don't have that volume of minutes between 17 and 21 it will never happen.”

The minutes he has played help justify Jadon Sancho's decision to make a £10m move from Manchester City to German's Borussia Dortmund last summer.

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He has racked up over 13 times more league minutes – 709 - in Germany than his former club mate and fellow 18 year-old Phil Foden has been handed at Manchester City – 53.

And in one of their most recent shows of faith in youth Leipzig's defence against Dortmund contained two 19 year-olds, a 20 year-old and a 22 year-old.

Such information is helping focusing the minds of those involved in the decisions young English players are making.

Parents are becoming increasingly aware of the numbers which are making foreign moves more appealing even if they come with the financial hit of leaving an English club.

And many of the German clubs in the tier below Europe's elite are more than happy to provide their sons with a new home.

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They don't have a chequebook as the solution to all their problems so investing in youth is a bigger priority.

And unlike in the volatile world of management in England, German club bosses are given breathing space to develop players.

The need to win does not “suffocate” the process of producing and nurturing talent.

Some German clubs, including pioneer clubs like RB Leipzig, provide similar support structures to their youth teams as their first team, underlining the importance they give to the process and young players.

“If Mason Mount (on loan at Derby from Chelsea) was at a Bundesliga club or in one of the other major leagues, maybe apart from Italy, he would be playing first team football now,” one agent familiar with the trend said.

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“He should be playing in the Premier League. In Germany you don't have to go down to come up, even though the Championship here is very good.

“In Germany if you are good enough to play, you are old enough.”

Along with the growing interest from abroad, English players have also become more willing travellers and excited about the prospect knowing greater opportunities await.

In his exclusive interview with Mirror Sport in March, Sancho revealed a number of players back home had contacted him keen to find out about life in Germany.

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Sancho also declared he wanted to be a trailblazer and seeing his best friend thrive in Germany is only likely to have encouraged Arsenal's Nelson to make a similar move.

Germany also appeals because of the number of people who speak English, making the settling in process a little easier.

Leipzig have certainly benefitted from having Englishman Paul Mitchell as their technical director, providing a respected and familiar figure thanks to his work at MK Dons and Tottenham and also one who will be able to instantly strike up a rapport with players and parents.

Geography and travel is also not an issue. It is quicker to fly to many destinations in Europe than it can be to drive between two cities in England.

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The feeling among some in Germany is many of these players who leave England young will eventually return but that the entire process benefits everyone.

“I think there will be more English passports in European dressing rooms as time goes on but I still see a lot of the end destination arriving back into England,” the senior official said.

“These guys are going to come and play in Germany and France, accumulate their minutes and then the English market will re-sign them.

“There will then be a security to signing an Englishman to England. There will be no integration or language barriers but you also will have recognised quality coming back in with no risk because you have seen it participate in the Champions League, the Europa League and one of the big five leagues.

“It makes sense for both sides, for English football as well. Because these guys are going to be playing large volumes of games which will no doubt support and harness our international team.”

ENGLISH KIDS CURRENTLY IN GERMANY

Jadon Sancho – Borussia Dormund

Denzeil Boadu – Borussia Dortmund

Mandela Egbo – Borussia Monchengladbach

Keanan Bennetts – Borussia Monchengladbach

Reiss Nelson - Hoffenheim

Matthew Bondswell – RB Leipzig

Kaylen Hinds – Wolfsburg

Recent exports to Germany

Ademola Lookman – RB Leipzig

Reece Oxford – Borussia Monchengladbach

Ryan Kent – Freiburg