Finn AzazTim IroegbunamCaleb ChukwuemekaJames WrightFinlay MunroeJayden BarberJosh FeeneyKyrie PierreAjani Burchalland probably Finlay ThorndikeAll signed and added to our U23 and U18 squads this summer.That's a big part of what the scouting team does, alongside watching our own players out on loan and watching/valuing various other players that we haven't heard a peep about all window.
Chelsea are selling their youngsters on for £10-15m. I think one of them joined a European club for £15m+ today so it’s a clearly a good business model and generates income that can contribute to buying players like Lukaku.
Are we going down the Chelsea route of taking talent and basically making sure other clubs can't buy them then we do as we please either promotion to first team or sold off
Well that’s better than the years of stinking out the league year like we have done.
I would like to think that’s one of the processes being put in place. Obviously we get solid contracts in place for the best of the crop and fast track them in to the first team where possible, but over the years we seem to either let them leave with our best wishes for free or nominal amounts…or simply terminate their contracts. As you say, both Chelsea and Citeh have successfully exploited this part of the club and created a revenue stream from it, however I would have to question whether or not part of the fees paid are inflated like designer clothing having been bought from a Scab6 club rather than merely based on talent.