Yankee_Jack
Key Player
Just how good is our academy in identifying, producing, and monetizing talent?
The latest report from CIES ranks 10 year production (2014 thru 2023) in terms of Monetization through transfer. Most profitable club academies worldwide - CIES Football Observatory
This is a global ranking and we are number 99 with 53€ million, 74% or 40€ million in the last five years ... Roberts, Rodon, James, and McBurnie being the biggest contributors (Swansea City - Most expensive departures). Note: players have to have been in the academy for 3+ years)
There are a few Championship clubs ranked above us: Leeds, Norwich, Sheff Utd, Leicester, Bristol City
Seems like we do a pretty good job. 99th in the world may not sound like much but there are a hell of a lot top clubs not making that list. In Europe alone, there are 5 top leagues of 20 clubs each that we are competing with: EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, French League. And then the Mexican and South American premier leagues and the secondary premier leagues in Europe and Asia. So, guessing, we're in the top 10%, perhaps better.
The latest report from CIES ranks 10 year production (2014 thru 2023) in terms of Monetization through transfer. Most profitable club academies worldwide - CIES Football Observatory
This is a global ranking and we are number 99 with 53€ million, 74% or 40€ million in the last five years ... Roberts, Rodon, James, and McBurnie being the biggest contributors (Swansea City - Most expensive departures). Note: players have to have been in the academy for 3+ years)
There are a few Championship clubs ranked above us: Leeds, Norwich, Sheff Utd, Leicester, Bristol City
Seems like we do a pretty good job. 99th in the world may not sound like much but there are a hell of a lot top clubs not making that list. In Europe alone, there are 5 top leagues of 20 clubs each that we are competing with: EPL, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, French League. And then the Mexican and South American premier leagues and the secondary premier leagues in Europe and Asia. So, guessing, we're in the top 10%, perhaps better.
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