'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#7 Lyon
This might surprise a few of you, but by the time we reach the end of this slide, you won't be surprised. Olympique Lyonnais' Academy is a superb one and is one that boasts of world-class facilities. The club invests a sizable sum of money on its academy, and it delivers by producing youngster after youngster.
Trending
Many of their present team stars have graduated from their own academy, and they include, Nabil Fekir, Houssem Aouar and Anthony Lopes. Premier League stars, Rachid Ghezzal, Anthony Martial and Alexandre Lacazette have also come through the ranks at Lyon.
Even Barcelona defender, Samuel Umtiti and Bundesliga stars, Corentin Tolisso and Alassane Plea graduated from this world-class academy in France. Not to forget, Real Madrid forward, Karim Benzema who came out of their academy and it is pretty much a never-ending list of players.
Lyon has been quite reliant on their academy to produce good players and always give a chance to youngsters.
Some of the top graduates: Samuel Umtiti, Nabil Fekir, Houssem Aouar, Karim Benzema, Anthony Martial, Alassane Plea and Corentin Tolisso
