Many top talents gone: how valuable Bayern’s former youth players are | OneFootball

This season, FC Bayern is increasingly relying on homegrown talent. With Lennart Karl and Jonah Kusi-Asare, two youngsters are in the professional squad, who already collected playing minutes at the Bundesliga start. However, the past shows: Often the youth project at the record champion was only a lip service.

The officials around sports director Max Eberl have announced that the thin squad should also represent an opportunity for talents. Karl and Kusi-Asare impressed in the summer preparation with courageous performances, so a loan is not an issue this season. Both are to stay in Munich and bite through under Vincent Kompany.

But while there is currently hope for greater permeability from the campus to the professionals, the numbers show that FCB has let a lot of potential slip in the past. A look at the most valuable former youth players makes this clear.

Most Valuable Former Youth Players: Missed Potential

The ranking is led by two players who were able to establish themselves in Munich: Jamal Musiala (market value of 140 million euros) and Aleksandar Pavlovic (55 million euros). Both are central components of the current team.

However, they are followed by names that are now shining abroad or with direct competitors. Kenan Yildiz, now at Juventus Turin, is valued at 50 million euros. Angelo Stiller (45 million) and Karim Adeyemi (45 million, Borussia Dortmund) are also among the most valuable former talents like Malik Tillman (32 million), who joined Bayer Leverkusen this summer.

A positive example alongside Musiala and Pavlovic is Josip Stanisic, who established himself at FCB and also reached a market value of 32 million euros.

The top 10 is completed by Joshua Zirkzee (30 million, Manchester United), Paul Wanner (18 million, PSV Eindhoven) and Chris Richards (14 million, Crystal Palace).

Between Hope and Warning

The list impressively shows: FC Bayern has lost numerous talents in the past who have matured into top players elsewhere. The expectation is all the greater that players like Karl and Kusi-Asare can now establish themselves sustainably at the record champion.

The thin squad practically forces Kompany to rely on the youth. For the Munich team, this could be both a curse and a blessing - or the long-awaited trend reversal that finally gives their own talents a permanent stage.

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