Training: SL Benfica’s academy, the most profitable in the world (€589m) since 2016 (CIES)

With €589m received from the sale of 38 players from its academy, SL Benfica (Liga Portugal Betclic) is the club that has generated the most revenue from the sale of players from its academy since 2016, according to the CIES Football Observatory’s weekly post published on 01/04/2026.

The Portuguese club is ahead of AFC Ajax (Eredivisie), which...