After their Copa America victory and World Cup semi-final appearance, Uruguayan football has become something of a fashion, with Martin Caceres being a by-product of this.
The Sevilla defender is close to completing a move to a resurgent Juventus, but he is not the only player from the small South American country that could be packing his bags in the next few months.
Even local rivals and world football powerhouses Brazil and Argentina cannot rival The Sky Blues for sheer transfer activity concerning their playing staff.
Diego Forlan, Luiz Suarez, Diego Lugano, Sebastien Coates, Diego Godin and Fernando Muslera have all made big money moves to European giants in the past year and a half, with Alvaro Perreira, Edison Cavani and the previously mentioned Caceres all set to follow suit.
This is a signifier of how a country with the same population as Scotland, has transformed into one of the leading footballing giants, and when a Mr. Villas-Boas or perhaps a Mr. Wenger are on the lookout for new personnel it seems Uruguay is their first port of call.
This is testament to the overhaul of grassroots football in Uruguay, which began ten years ago. The English FA need to take a look.
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