14 Dinamo Zagreb players come from its academies, and it dominates this matter of the 36 teams of the Champions

Manos Staramopoulos • 16 de septiembre de 2024

The croatian club is which has the most footballers who come from the club's academy in this Champions League edition.

Dinamo Zagreb is the team, among the 36 of the new Champions League, which has the most footballers who come from the club's academy.

The Croatian Dinamo Zagreb is the team, among the 36 of the new UEFA Champions League, which has the most footballers who come from the club's academy.  A total of 14 footballers, although they have a market value of only 38 million euros, with midfielder Martin Baturina being the most expensive (worth 20 million euros).

In second place we find the Spanish team, Barcelona, ​​with 13 "graduates" from its famous academy, "La Masia", worth around 438 million euros. Certainly its most expensive footballer is the 17-year-old right winger, Lamine Yamal, whose price is 120 million.


In third place, also with 13 players from its academy, is the Ukrainian Shaktar Donetsk, whose total cost is 95 million euros.


In 4th place is Red Star Belgrade, with 12 footballers who are priced at just 13 million Euros. Following in 5th place is the Dutch team, PSV Eindhoven with 10 footballers with a total value of 83 million euros.


Next is the Portuguese SL Benfica, with 9 players and a total market value of 92 million euros, seventh is the German, FC Bayern Munich, with 8 players with a total value of 203 million euros and the most expensive international midfielder, Jamal Musiala (130 million euros).


In eighth place is Sporting Lisbon with 8 players and 76 million euros. Ninth is Sparta Prague, who are returning to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 19 years and have 8 players from the academy with a total value of 18 million euros, while the top 10 is completed by a team making their "maiden" appearance in the UEFA Champions League , Slovan Bratislava, with 8 players from the academy with a total value of 8 million euros.



Manos Staramopoulos

Journalist and Analyst of International Football and Affairs

Chief Editor English Zone of Discoveryfootball.com

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