Chelsea’s Cobham academy has produced virtually £1bn-worth of younger gamers who at the moment are owned by a Premier League rival or in a prime European league.
Marc Guéhi turned the newest former teenager to seal a big-money transfer to certainly one of their rivals by becoming a member of Manchester Metropolis for £20m from .
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The 25-year-old’s collected charges since leaving Chelsea have now hit £40m, however that’s small change compared to the collected charges of the entire membership’s academy merchandise now owned by Premier League sides or a membership in a prime European League.
In accordance with figures taken from Transfermarkt, the full collected charges for Chelsea academy gamers now owned by a distinct Premier League aspect or a membership working in a prime European league is a staggering £931.5m.
That determine could possibly be pushed even nearer to £1bn this month with Tammy Abraham anticipated to return to the Premier League, , and Tyrique George hoping to safe a transfer away from Chelsea.
The success of Chelsea’s academy merchandise is additional testomony to the work finished by Neil Tub, who was head of youth growth on the membership for 18 years throughout a 31-year profession on the membership.
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Tub left Chelsea in the summertime of 2024 and has since arrange a administration and management consultancy firm.
One main agent, whose purchasers embrace various Chelsea academy merchandise, mentioned: “Neil Tub deserves a statue. Not only for what he did for Chelsea, but additionally the variety of careers he’s liable for.”
Ought to Abraham return to the Premier League, then there will probably be 18 former Chelsea academy gamers owned by their top-flight rivals. There are an additional six owned by golf equipment in Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
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Conor Gallagher took his collected switch worth to £71m by , the place Dominic Solanke, who has moved for charges totalling £74m, additionally performs.
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The £931.5m in collected charges for Chelsea academy merchandise doesn’t embrace Tyler Dibling, who joined Everton for £35m from Southampton. He solely spent a number of months at Chelsea’s academy earlier than returning to Southampton.