Naadiyada Premier League oo raadinta hoose uga jeeda academiyada EFL iyo Scotland
Naadiyada Premier League ayaa si sii kordheysa u eega academiyada EFL iyo kuwa Scotland si ay u heleen ciyaartoy da'yar oo dhismeedkooda horumarineed lagu daro. Cilmi-baaris BBC Sport ayaa tilmaamaysa 14 ciyaartoy oo xagaagan laga qaaday academiyadaas.
Monga iyo qaabka loo raacayo da'yarta
Markii Manchester City ay £12.5m ku saxixtay Jeremy Monga oo ka yimid Leicester City, ma aysan keli ahayn ee Arsenal ayaa hamuun ka qabtay garabka 17-jirka ah. Monga wuxuu ku biiray Leicester da'diisa sideed jir ah wuxuuna jabiyay rikoorro.
Bishii Abriil 2025, Monga wuxuu noqday ciyaartoygii labaad ee ugu da'yarta yar ee Leicester ee Premier League, da'diisa 15 sano iyo 271 maalmood, ka dibna wuxuu noqday bilowgii ugu da'yarta yar ee horyaalka wuxuuna dhaafiyay Jude Bellingham gooldhaliyaha ugu da'yarta yar ee Championship.
Tirakoobka xagaagan iyo qaababka qaadashada
Cilmi-baaristu waxay muujisay in 14 ciyaartoy laga qaaday academiyada EFL ama Scottish Premiership xagaagan, tiro la mid ah guud ahaan 2025-26, iyadoo 2024-25 ay ahaayeen siddeed, 2023-24 waxay ahaayeen 18, 2022-23 ahaayeen toddobo.
Ka mid ah 14-ka, 11 waa 18 jir, marka loo eego shan xilli ciyaareedkii hore, halka League One ay bixisay toddoba rux xagaagan marka loo eego labo xilli ciyaareedkii hore. Sagaal ka mid ah wareejintii ahaayeen kuwo bilaash ah.
Saamaynta Brexit iyo qaababka horumarka
Ka hor inta aysan dhammaan xorriyadda dhaqdhaqaaqa, naadiyada Ingiriiska waxay indha-indheyn karaan suuq weyn oo Yurub ah iyagoon ka walaacin sharciga shaqada. Analytics FC waxay qiyaastay 2022 in 60,000 ciyaartoy ay ahaayeen kuwo la heli karo, laakiin nidaamka GBE ay hoos u dhacday 5,000, hoos u dhac qiyaastii 92%.
Ifeanyi Ndukwe oo 18 jir ah ayaa ka yimid Austria Vienna Liverpool laakiin ma ciyaari karo sababtoo ah shati shaqo uma u qalmo. Halka CIES ay muujisay in ciyaartoyga naadi-ku-tababarantay uu ahaa 16.2% City, 15.5% Chelsea, 12.5% Brighton xilli 2025-26.
Manchester City's £12.5m signing of 17-year-old Jeremy Monga from Leicester City signals a wider shift as top-flight clubs increasingly target EFL and Scottish academies for young players who can be integrated into their development structures.
A Proven Pathway to the Top
The recruitment of Jeremy Monga, who joined Leicester at age eight and became their youngest league starter, illustrates how quickly a teenager can rise through the ranks. Arsenal also coveted the winger, but City won the battle for a player who surpassed Jude Bellingham as the Championship's youngest goalscorer.
This case exemplifies a broader trend: Premier League clubs are now looking beyond their own academies to identify promising youngsters in lower divisions before they have established themselves at senior level. Antoine Semenyo, Ollie Watkins, and Adam Wharton all followed similar trajectories from non-league or League Two clubs to the top flight.
The Economics of Youth Recruitment
BBC Sport research has identified 14 players recruited from EFL or Scottish Premiership academies for Premier League development squads this summer, matching the total for the entire 2025-26 season. Nine of these moves were free transfers, with the remaining five for undisclosed fees, making the strategy financially attractive for clubs used to spending tens of millions on established players.
The profile of this summer's recruits is particularly notable: 11 of the 14 are 18 years old, compared with just five in the equivalent sample last season. League One has also become a key source, providing seven of the 14 recruits, up from only two the previous year.
Brexit and the Academy Strategy
Brexit has reshaped the landscape for player recruitment, with Analytics FC estimating that the reduction in available EU players under the new work permit system amounts to roughly 92%. Liverpool's Ifeanyi Ndukwe, an 18-year-old centre-back from Austria Vienna, cannot play competitive matches for the Reds because he does not qualify for a work permit.
While this has not directly caused Premier League clubs to target EFL academies, it has changed the environment in which young players are recruited and developed. CIES figures for 2025-26 show Manchester City's club-trained players accounted for 16.2% of their Premier League minutes, while Tottenham's stood at just 0.1%.
