Study: Manchester United have the most youth academy products playing in the Premier League

BettingOdds.com have analysed which youth academies across the world have produced the most players currently playing in the Premier League.

Players involved in the study have either been named in the 25-man Premier League squad or are currently being involved in other competitive competitions with their side such as the Champions League, Europa League or the League Cup. 

This means that players such as Mesut Ozil, Phil Jones and the sidelined Virgil Van Dijk are not included in the data.

The study is broken down into four sections, which are as follows:

• The Top 20 Youth Academies that have produced the most players currently involved in Premier League squads
• The Premier League sides with the most youth academy products in their squads
• The most valuable youth academy player per team 
• The countries that have produced the most players currently involved in Premier League squads

The Premier League sides with the most youth academy products in their squads

Manchester United - 8 (Axel Tuanzebe, Brandon Williams, Dean Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Scott McTominay, Teden Mengi)

West Ham - 8 (Aji Alese, Ben Johnson, Nathan Trott, Conor Coventry, Declan Rice, Harrison Ashby, Manny Longelo, Mark Noble)                

Chelsea - 6 (Andreas Christensen, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Fikayo Tomori, Mason Mount, Reece James, Tammy Abraham)   

The most valuable youth academy player per team 

Arsenal - Bukayo Saka (£36m)
Aston Villa - Jack Grealish (£40.5m)
Brighton - Lewis Dunk (£24.3m)
Burnley - Dwight McNeil (£22.5m)
Chelsea - Mason Mount (£40.5m)
Crystal Palace - Wilfried Zaha (£45m)
Everton - Tom Davies (£14.4m)
Fulham - N/A (No youth academy player in squad)
Leeds - Kalvin Phillips (£19.8m)
Leicester - Harvey Barnes (£25.2m)
Liverpool - Trent Alexander-Arnold (£99m)
Manchester City - Phil Foden (£54m)
Manchester United - Marcus Rashford (£72m)
Newcastle United - Sean Longstaff (£15.75m)
Sheffield United - Aaron Ramsdale (£14.4m)
Southampton - James Ward-Prowse (£18m)
Tottenham - Harry Kane (£108m)
West Brom - Romaine Sawyer (£2.88m)
West Ham - Declan Rice (£49.5m)
Wolves - N/A (No youth academy player in squad)

The countries that have produced the most players currently involved in Premier League squads

England - 251
France - 44
Spain - 31
Brazil - 25
Portugal - 23
Holland - 19
Germany - 13
Belgium - 11
Ireland - 10
Scotland - 10
Argentina - 8
Switzerland - 6
Egypt - 5
Colombia - 4

Czech - 4
Denmark - 4
Serbia - 4
USA - 4
Croatia - 3
Ghana - 3
Iceland     - 3
Italy - 3
Nigeria - 3
Norway - 3
Poland - 3
Sweden - 3
Wales - 3
Australia - 2
Austria - 2
Mali - 2
Paraguay - 2
Senegal - 2
Slovakia - 2
Turkey - 2
Ukraine - 2
Uruguay - 2
Algeria - 1
Cameroon - 1
Greece - 1
Guinea     - 1
Iran - 1
Japan - 1
Mexico     - 1
Northern Ireland - 1
South Korea - 1
Zimbabwe - 1