FC Barcelona, team whose club-trained and under contract players have the highest transfer value (€738m)

FC Barcelona (LALIGA EA Sports) is the number one club whose academy graduates still under contract (with the club or out on loan) total the highest aggregate transfer value (€738m for 22 players, including Lamine Yamal, estimated at €335m), according to the CIES Football Observatory in its "Weekly Post" published on 28/01/2026.

The Catalan club is well ahead of Manchester City FC (Premier League), which has 16 academy players under contract with a total value of €286m, and FC Bayern Munich (Bundesliga), with 16 players valued at €284m.

Paris Saint-Germain, in 9^th place (14 players/€204m), is the top Ligue 1 McDonald's club in the ranking, while FC Inter Milan, in 13^th place, is the best Serie A Enilive representative (11 players/€124m).

19 clubs have a total value of under-contract academy graduates of more than €100m, including five Spanish and four English clubs.

Seven clubs outside the European Top 5 (3 Portuguese, 2 Dutch, 1 Belgian and 1 Ukrainian) among the 20 with the most expensive players from the academy under contract in 2025-26

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