JASON WILCOX says his ambition is for Manchester City’s Academy to be the best in the whole of world sport.

DESPITE only launching in 2019/20, Manchester United Women's Academy is going strong. Academy Manager and Under-21s boss Charlotte Healy tells TGG about upholding the club's values, her measures of success and managing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's daughter.

MANCHESTER UNITED have launched an innovative ‘work experience’ scheme that will enable their Professional Development Phase players (Under-17s to U23s) to spend time with EFL clubs.

UNDER-23s Head Coach Mark Pembridge has left Fulham after 18 years following a major revamp of Academy roles at the club.

QPR have released details of their new 'training ground bond', which is inspired by one issued by Norwich City in 2018.

FORMER Birmingham City Academy Manager Mike Dodds has been appointed to the new role of Head of Individual Player Development at Sunderland.

WOLVES have launched a dedicated Academy website that they say is the first of its kind in the Premier League and will enable them to “provide a higher level of detail and resource than any other Academy across the globe.”

CARDIFF CITY Academy Manager James McCarthy has left the club after more than two decades following the launch of an investigation into “non-recent allegations of bullying and poor practice”.

JON GREY has been promoted to Academy Manager by Swansea City following two years as their Head of Coaching.

MANCHESTER UNITED have unveiled their new Pre-Academy coaching team after the Premier League introduced rules permitting Under-9s to be formally involved with Academies.

PAUL JENKINS has been appointed Academy Director at Burnley, having previously served as Technical Director to owners ALK Capital since their takeover of the club in December 2020.

ARSENAL Under-23s assistant Ryan Garry is to become England's new U18s coach.