The Star Online newspaper of UK has reported that Sliema Wanderers have proposed an idea which could transform Maltese football in future.

The newspaper said that a leading official from Sliema Wanderers, who entertained Danny Wilson’s squad in a friendly match on Monday, wants to expose aspiring professionals on the island to the rigours of life at leading European clubs in order to improve Malta’s national team.

The newspaper went on to say that “should clubs in England, Spain and Italy prove receptive to his idea, then, given the largely untapped talent which exists at youth level in places such as Valletta, Floriana and Paola, then there is every reason to believe that John Buttigieg’s charges could shed their tag as the under-achievers of every UEFA and FIFA qualifying tournament and start to challenge for a place in the tournaments proper.”