Dan Neil, Elliot Embleton and Anthony Patterson are three players in recent seasons who have broken through at Sunderland after coming through the Academy of Light.
England players Jordan Pickford and Jordan Henderson have also come up through Sunderland’s youth system, which is rated as one of the most productive in the country and has retained its category-one status for several years now, placing it amongst the country’s best.
The Black Cats’ under-18s side are also set to face Gillingham in the FA Youth Cup with several of the players (not all) listed in this article set to be involved with the travelling squad.
With that in mind, who are some of the best youngsters coming through and which starlets already at the club could and would save and earn Sunderland millions in transfer fees over the coming years? Here, we take a look:
The Black Cats’ under-18s side are also set to face Gillingham in the FA Youth Cup with several of the players (not all) listed in this article set to be involved with the travelling squad.