CIES: Real Madrid have trained the most European Top 5 players in 2023-24, ahead of Barça and OL

Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports) is the club that has trained the most active players among the 98 clubs of the European Top 5 (Premier League, LALIGA EA Sports, Bundesliga, Serie A TIM and Ligue 1 Uber Eats) at the start of 2023-24, with 44 players having passed through its training centre, according to the CIES Football Observatory's Weekly Post, published on 25/10/2023.

In the European Top 5, Real Madrid rank ahead of fellow Spanish club FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports, 40 players trained) and French club Olympique Lyonnais (Ligue 1 Uber Eats, 31 players each).

Manchester United FC (6^th) is the best training club in the Premier League (26 players), while Atalanta BC ranks highest among the Serie A TIM clubs (17^th, 20 players). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (8^th) is the best ranked German club with 24 players trained in the Bavarian academy.

Taking into account the number of active players among the top 31 divisions of UEFA member associations, AFC Ajax (Eredivisie) takes first place with 84 players trained, ahead of Dinamo Kyiv (Ukrainian Premier League, 80 players) and SL Benfica (Liga…