Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two biggest clubs in Spain. Atletico Madrid has also grown and have closed the gap to Barcelona and Real Madrid significantly. They have won the La Liga last season, which clearly shows their presence in Spanish football.

All the big clubs have football academies that groom players from a very tender age. The scouts spot the talents and bring them to their football academies so that they can be trained in their world-class training facilities. Later on, the players from the football academies can step up into the first team or else can be sold to other teams.

Here we take a look at the top 10 most profitable football academies in Spain.

Top 10 most profitable football academies in Spain

Atletico Madrid – 214,250,000 euros
Barcelona – 148,980,000 euros
Real Sociedad – 94,000,000 euros
Las Palmas – 20,000,000 euros
Rayo Vallecano – 15,300,000 euros
Granada – 15,000,000 euros
Levante – 14,700,000 euros
RCD Mallorca – 8,400,000 euros
Racing Santander – 6,000,000 euros
Cadiz – 5,500,000 euros

_{(The study was conducted by Online Money Advisor, looking at teams from leagues with a net transfer spend of 100 million euros or more since the summer transfer window of 2010. They’ve looked at players whose transfer feeds are publicly listed and the values represent gross profit made on players.)}

via Marca

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