The new weekly bulletin of the Football Observatory (CIES) is committed to the most successful educational centres in the world of football over the last ten years. Once again, it highlights two French clubs famous for their formation and the sale of their nuggets: Olympique Lyonnais and AS Monaco. Since 2014, the sale of Lyon’s young talents has allowed Les Gones to pocket €370 million.
A great result that allows the Rhône team to be on the third step of the podium, behind Ajax Amsterdam (376 million euros) and Benfica. The Lisbon club was sold for €516 million. Monaco are sixth (€325 million), behind Chelsea (€347 million) and Real Madrid (€364 million). It should be noted that PSG is in 18th place, with €212 million. He’s not exactly known for knowing how to sell his nuggets. At a higher price, the capital club has recovered well since 2019, with €175 million in sales recorded in the 2019-2023 period (compared to €37 million between 2014 and 2019).