Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Chelsea face last minute transfer scramble to replicate Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City know more than most the value of academy talent. Amid a flurry of transfer activity from a clutch of Premier League clubs shifting and selling young players to each other in a scramble to meet the top flight's Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR), City are sitting pretty.
They have no PSR concerns and if anything, act as a blueprint to those chasing 'pure profit' income. City have made millions in recent years from selling youngsters on.
This summer alone they have raised £25million from the departures of Tommy Doyle and Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Liam Delap could follow. ALSO READ: City could have eight 'new signings' under their nose that can save them millions ALSO READ: Man City's dream subs after £140m transfer splurge, Jack Grealish call and Bruno Guimaraes decision The likes of Jack Harrison, Lukas Nmecha, Gavin Bazunu, Samuel Edozie, Shea Charles and James Trafford have all fetched fees in excess of £10m in the past three years while Cole Palmer was sold to Chelsea for £42.5m last summer.
It's a vast and vital source of income for City, who are rightly proud of their academy graduates making it in the top echelons of the game - whether that is at the Etihad or not.
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