Club Quote by Emile Smith Rowe

Most of my players have come through academies with clubs. That's not a bad thing, but it's very different to what I grew up…

— Sol Campbell

There is a lot of extra responsibility on you as a player from the academy. You're expected to play and act as a signing,…

— Todd Cantwell

Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.

— Jack Wilshere

If anyone ever asked my advice I'd say, 'go back to the roots and make your way up that way, rather than struggling at…

— Ashley Barnes

I plan to establish my own academy.

— Abhinav Bindra

For me, the youth academy has a fundamental role in every club.

— Manuel Pellegrini

I've always said, when you join a club like United, it's a tough place to play at. But if you play and train and…

— Ashley Young

At a club like City, you cannot forget about the kids that have come through and are still emerging from the academy. We can't…

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

You know, when you grow up through the Academy, you don't necessarily think about 300 games later into your career. You're only thinking, 'I'm…

— James Ward-Prowse

There are quite a lot of young players around now with undoubted talent who get stuck in academies at big clubs.

— James Maddison

As a player, you just want to be at a club where you can achieve everything you want to.

— Andrea Pirlo

I want to play in a club that gives me confidence.

— Edinson Cavani