While Real Madrid has continued to buy expensive players such as Eduardo Camavinga, Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni, its academy remains highly productive. Ninety-seven of its graduates are currently playing professionally in Europe.
Achraf Hakimi, Marcos Llorente and Pablo Barrios are among the notable academy players succeeding elsewhere.
Martin Odegaard was a high profile youth signing who never cracked Real Madrid\'s senior team, but has subsequently become a star with Arsenal.