Manchester City Academy Continues to Dominate and Deliver Massive Transfer Profits

Manchester City youth academy has become a transfer powerhouse, earning over £190 million from player sales in the last three summers. Since their 2020 FA Youth Cup win, they have claimed three straight under-18 and under-21 Premier League titles. With talents like Phil Foden and Cole Palmer rising, City future-focused development strategy keeps delivering strong results.

As the 2024/25 season nears its conclusion, Manchester City's youth academy continues to assert its dominance both on and off the pitch. The club is eyeing a historic treble at academy level, having already lifted the FA Youth Cup last season and reaching this year’s final against Aston Villa.

Since 2020, City have secured three consecutive U21 Premier League 2 titles and three U18 national titles, an unmatched feat in England’s youth football. Behind these achievements lies the state-of-the-art £200 million City Football Academy, which has produced an impressive stream of talent and a £190 million windfall in the last three summers from academy player sales.

The 2020 FA Youth Cup-winning team alone generated nearly £100 million in transfer fees, with two players now in City's first team and several others starring across the Premier League and Championship. The club also continues to profit through smart add-on clauses in transfers involving players like Romeo Lavia and Morgan Rogers.

Key first-team names such as Phil Foden, Rico Lewis, Oscar Bobb, and James McAtee are homegrown success stories. Under the new academy director Thomas Krucken, City have shifted their development approach to prepare players for the evolving demands of modern football, ensuring their pipeline remains elite.