Barcelona academy continues to create elite talent, at scale, suggests CIES

January 29 – Barcelona’s academy continues to do what no other club can match: generate elite talent at scale and actually hold onto it.

According to the latest weekly post from the CIES Football Observatory, FC Barcelona sit top of the global ranking for the highest aggregate transfer value of academy graduates still under contract – whether in the first team or out on loan – with a combined “mobilisable” asset value of €738 million.

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