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Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven have revealed that they have held "informal" discussions with Premier League clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Manchester City about becoming a feeder club.

Chelsea have taken advantage of sending many of their academy players out on loan across Europe in recent seasons, while Manchester City's owners have franchises across the world in New York City in the US, Melbourne City in Australia as well as Yokohama F. Marinos and Uruguayan outfit Club Atlético Torque.

Now PSV's general manager Toon Gerbrands has admitted that the Dutch club are looking to take advantage of the riches and talent on offer in the Premier League, by linking up with one of its clubs.

Gerbrands told Dutch media outlet ED about plans to cooperate with big teams for young players that PSV cannot afford themselves and are not ready for the Premier League yet.

PSV scout the player, then set up a deal with a top team who buys the player, which they loan out to PSV and let the player grow in the Dutch league for a couple of seasons. That way PSV can begin to compete with bigger teams from England, Germany and Spain.

When asked whether PSV had spoken to clubs about linking up, he admitted: "In the Champions League matches against Bayern Munich, we talked a lot with the leadership of the club.

"However, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are open to this model and there are some informal discussions with these clubs. With other clubs we can switch.

"The lines are short, but whether this summer a transaction is concluded in this way, I can not predict. It is a possibility and this is for us a model where there's a future."