This Wednesday, the CIES Football Observatory published its latest study. It focuses on youth academies, assessing the most efficient ones in terms of developing young players in professional football. Paris Saint-Germain ranks 19th.
“As every year, the CIES Football Observatory has identified the clubs that have trained players currently active in 49 leagues around the world in order to establish a ranking of the clubs with the best academies. The 518th Weekly Post presents the top 100 based on a training index that takes into account the number of players trained, the level of the clubs they played for last year, and the official number of minutes played during the same period.”
This is already a strong performance in the world’s top 20, although we always hope to be closer to the top spots. There is already much to be proud of; it’s a sign of excellent work to build on the training sector. This is to “feed” the first team, as we’ve seen in recent weeks.
There are also, although less encouraging, a few sales that help provide a solid financial base. This is not insignificant. Let’s hope the Parisian club can continue to move forward in the right direction.
