Football Academies are responsible for breeding young talented players in order to prepare them for professional footballs in the future, and each football team in Europe usually have one.
However, speaking of football academies in Europe which are known for being the creating grounds for many popular and talented players we currently have in today’s football world, below are the top five and their worths:
Though, it has been argued by a number of football fans that the current Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola always have interest in ready made players, the club academy remains one of the best in the world.
Barcelona academy popularly known as La Masia is regarded as one of the most active in Europe, with the Laliga giants having many iconic players like Iniesta, Messi to their names.
With the recent sales Ajax Amsterdam have made in the last three seasons, it is not deemed exaggerating if it is said that the Dutch club has one of the most outstanding academies in the world.
In England, Chelsea’s Football Academy popularly known as “Cobham” is seen by many as the best, with the likes of Mason Mount, Reece James, Jamal Musiala, Fikayo Tomori, etc being the current outstanding players to have come out of the academy.
Benfica looking at some of the players they have sold recently can be regarded as one of the main suppliers of brilliant players across Europe.
The likes of Cancelo, Joao Felix, Darwin Nunez came from this club.
