Cole Palmer and Liam Delap lead incredible XI of stars now worth £460million that Man City let go

MANCHESTER CITY person dominated the Premier League implicit caller seasons - acknowledgment to mammoth spending and a world-class academy.

The City Football Academy continues to bring done a seemingly never-ending conveyor loop of talent.

Some stars - specified arsenic Phil Foden - person breached done into the archetypal squad astatine the Etihad.

While others - including Cole Palmer and Liam Delap - person moved on, arguably prematurely, for hefty transportation fees.

SunSport has investigated if determination could beryllium a tinge of regret astatine City for letting immoderate youngsters go.

Palmer, Delap and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers each diagnostic successful this XI the nine had successful the gathering - but chose to fto go.

According to Transfermarkt values, the star-studded squad is present worthy implicit £460million combined.

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James Trafford - £15.2m

The England under-21 goalkeeper joined Burnley for £15million successful July 2023 aft six years successful the Etihad Academy.

Trafford is simply a penalty-saving machine and precocious denied Sunderland's Wilson Isidor doubly from the spot successful the aforesaid game.

The 22-year-old has helped marque the Clarets the champion defence successful the Championship this season, conceding conscionable 9 goals successful 27 games.

Pedro Porro - £38m

Originally bought successful arsenic an 18-year-old younker squad imaginable successful 2019, Porro ne'er made a first-team quality for City.

He was shipped retired connected indebtedness and yet landed astatine Sporting Lisbon for a interest of £17.4m.

Now rated astatine much than treble that price, Porro is backmost successful the Premier League with Spurs arsenic a first-team regular.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis - £21m

Hailing from Stockport, Harwood-Bellis was snapped up by City astatine the property of conscionable 6.

He was a stone successful defence arsenic City made the FA Youth Cup last successful 2019 and made his debut for the archetypal XI aboriginal that year.

After a palmy indebtedness determination to Southampton past season, helium was bought by the Saints aft their promotion for £20m.

Tosin Adarabioyo - £16.9m

Adarabioyo was spotted by City's caput of recruitment Terry John erstwhile helium was conscionable 5 years old.

He spent 13 years successful the academy but appeared successful conscionable 4 elder games for the club.

Tosin established himself arsenic a Prem regular astatine Fulham past season, earlier switching to Chelsea successful the summer.

Romeo Lavia - £33.8m

City tempted Lavia to motion into their Academy arsenic a earthy but talented 16-year-old.

He joined from Anderlecht and wrong a twelvemonth was grooming with the archetypal team.

Looking for regular football, helium joined Southampton and earned a big-money determination to Chelsea a twelvemonth later, penning a mammoth seven-year deal.

Injuries whitethorn person derailed his progress, but Lavia remains 1 of the Prem's hottest prospects.

Felix Nmecha - £16m

Nmecha was calved successful Germany but joined the City academy astatine the property of conscionable 7.

He starred successful each property groups but was controversially fto spell by City erstwhile his declaration expired successful June 2021.

Nmecha went backmost to Germany, wherever helium impressed for archetypal Wolfsburg and is present a regular astatine Dortmund.

Jadon Sancho - £25.3m

An Academy media darling, Sancho joined City from Watford arsenic a 15-year-old and was fast-tracked into the elder setup.

But aft failing to get playing time, Dortmund swooped to onshore the imaginable for a cut-price £8m.

Sancho's vocation has not taken disconnected arsenic anticipated since a £72m power backmost to Manchester with City's rivals Utd successful 2021.

He is inactive contracted to the Red Devils, but is presently distant connected indebtedness astatine Chelsea wherever he's netted 2 goals successful 15 games this term.

Michael Olise - £55m

Olise serves arsenic a missed accidental for City, Arsenal, and Chelsea.

All 3 had the winger connected their books earlier helium was allowed to articulation Reading successful 2017.

Olise has since progressed into 1 of Europe's astir breathtaking playmakers, earning a £50m determination to Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace past summer.

Cole Palmer - £110m

Palmer could yet beryllium to beryllium City's biggest mistake aft the nine let the guardant permission for £40million successful the summertime of 2023.

The 22-year-old had already broken into the archetypal team astatine the Etihad erstwhile the Blues came knocking, but had been incapable to unafraid a regular first-team spot.

He has since thrived with some England and Chelsea since making the determination south.

Palmer has scored 36 goals successful conscionable 54 games for Chelsea, adding 17 assists.

Morgan Rogers £33.8m

Rogers was snapped up from West Brom aft starring successful the 2019 FA Youth Cup semi-final.

He was farmed retired connected indebtedness to assorted EFL clubs earlier landing astatine Middlesbrough successful 2023.

Rogers, inactive lone 22, has travel connected leaps and bounds implicit the past 2 years.

He joined Aston Villa for a reported £15m and is enjoying a breakthrough season, netting 6 times successful 21 games.

Liam Delap £21.1m

City brought successful Delap from Derby successful 2019 aft his awesome extremity grounds for England's younker teams.

He made his archetypal squad debut successful September 2020, earlier palmy loans with Stoke, Preston and Hull.

With nary way into the archetypal squad anytime soon, Ipswich swooped for Delap aft their promotion to the Premier League.

The almighty striker committed the adjacent 5 years to the Tractor Boys and has 8 goals already this season.