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No - from the European competition perspective - 4 slots are reserved for players coming from the team's academy, and 4 additional slots are reserved for players coming through any academy in the FA.
The FA has a vested interest in developing players for the national teams. A player like Dier has been developed by the FA via various England youth squads, despite the fact that he grew up in Portugal. Dier should not be eligible for the 4 club-trained spots, but he should be eligible for the FA -trained spot - even more so than Davies, who is eligible for the Wales FA.
No it makes him eligible to play for england. You have to be trained by "clubs in the same league" to qualify as fa trained.
How many players from around the world could claim ancestral visas and then be classed as "fa trained" if they played an international game for that country?
The rules and reasons are pretty clear. Uefa want clubs to invest in their academies.