Fulham manager Martin Jol may be forced to send some of his Fulham youngsters abroad in a bid to find regular first-team football.
The Dutchman has a string of his Under-21 players on loan to Football League clubs, with Dan Burn, Marcello Trotta, Marcus Bettinelli, Ryan Williams and Cauley Woodrow all getting game time in the lower leagues.
However, Jol still wants to loan out the likes of Chris David and other young guns to continue their development.
The Whites boss sent Pajtim Kasami to Swiss side Lucerne last season, while Omri Altman has returned to Israel to join Maccabi Tel Aviv.
And Jol says he may have to look abroad for his youngsters if there are no opportunities in England.
He said: "My philosophy is it's always necessary for them to get games under their belts and to go on loan.
"We've got a lot of players in our Under-21s who could do well for lower-league clubs - the only thing is I have to find the right clubs for them.
"Hopefully other managers in these leagues will know them and see them.
"They all want experience, so sometimes we have to go abroad."