Pedro Marques

BENFICA could certainly lay claim to having the best Academy in European football.

The Portuguese giants are the reigning UEFA Youth League champions, having beaten RB Salzburg 6-0 in the final in Nyon last April, and also have the most profitable Academy, according to the CIES.

Since July 2015, player sales of their homegrown players have totalled €379. Their graduates include Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias and they are top in Portugal this season for homegrown minutes (26.1% of their total).