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CIES Football Observatory have published figures showing the most profitable football academies (the top 20 anyway) by money earned from selling homegrown players.

 

We didn't make the list.

 

Southampton were top. United, Everton and Swansea were the other English teams on the list.

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Just watched the Villa U21's game on AVTV. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Kevin Toner and Jerell Sellars look really good imo. Toner is the captain and a centre back, reminds me of a young Ciaran Clark actually. Senderos played today and honesty Toner looked a lot better than him (could be fitness but still) would like see Toner on the bench with Baker and Clark out.

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A story in the Mail a few weeks ago claimed that Toner's contract is up at the end of the season and he might not re-sign:

 

"A host of clubs are tracking Aston Villa’s young central defender Kevin Toner as his contract nears its end.

Norwich, Leicester, Newcastle and Stoke have watched Toner, one of Villa’s most promising young players who captains their Under-21 team aged just 18. 

His current deal runs out this summer and Villa, keen to keep their best academy graduates, have made an offer of fresh terms. But it is understood other clubs are ready to declare their hands and Villa risk losing him."


Dunno whether that makes him more or less likely to make the bench. Apparently he's also been training with the first team. 

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The 23-man England squad

Goalkeepers

Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham), Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Stoke City)

Defenders

Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Luke Garbutt (Everton), Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal, on loan at West Ham United), Michael Keane (Burnley), Liam Moore (Leicester City), John Stones (Everton), Matt Targett (Southampton)

Midfielders

Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Will Hughes (Derby County), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

Forwards

Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley),

 

 

 

Depressing.

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Quite a few academy players have been released today including: craig hill, ryan strain, isaac nehemie, alfie crooks, courtney wildin, harry lewis, dylan forth, graham burke, harry lewis, daniel o'brien, thomas strain, as always it's sad to see them go but some will still have good careers in the game

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