Chelsea's devotion to signing up the best young players across the world has attracted it's fair share of criticism since Todd Boehly took over the club last summer but it's nothing new. The Blues have always acted as a farm for teenage talent.
Now, restricted by tighter loan rules there are no longer the same huge numbers of players sent out on loan each year, at least not to the same extent as the previous regime. That hasn't stopped the Boehly-Clearlake Capital axis from making an immediate impression when it comes to academy football.
Already possessing one of the best groups of junior players with world class facilities, Cobham has an incredible history of graduates. Boehly is keen to drive up the standards at the lower ages, though, and has shown extreme commitment to that cause so far.
