The Turkish Football Federation has removed limits on the number of foreign players allowed in its teams in an apparent effort to rein in soaring prices for home-grown players and raise the competitiveness of the game.

The move allows clubs to have 14 domestic and 14 foreign players in their 28-man squads, paving the way for them to field 11 foreign players in matches.

Previously a maximum of six were allowed to play at any one time. Loosening restrictions appears to be a bid to dampen inflated prices for Turkish players, and to raise the competitiveness of soccer in the country.

Home-grown talents have been trading for millions of dollars on the domestic market, but many question whether they represent value for money.

“I support having no limit on the number of foreign players.

“We had to spend too much undeserved money on Turkish players because of the limit,” top-tier club Karabukspor’s manager Tolunay Kafkas said.