Has anyone discussed the possibility of having a youth academy?
I guess you could have a poor, good or excellent youth academy, with different prize tags, and some random algorithm for the chances that some good youth comes through in a season (probably not more than one or two for each season, or maybe none).
I guess the youth players would be aged around 18, and since your team can be full, you will get the possibility to offer the young player a contract or to sell the player. The player would have skills according to the quality of the youth academy, while talent is maybe less dependent on what kind of academy you have.