Here are the top 5 clubs with the Best Youth Intake at the start of an FM20 save. Please keep in mind that we have avoided some of the traditional big clubs of Europe in this list.
Here are the top 5 clubs with the Best Youth Intake at the start of an FM20 save. Please keep in mind that we have avoided some of the traditional big clubs of Europe in this list.
The clubs mentioned in the list have produced some of the best talents in football right now and you can make use of their scouting to poach amazing youngsters from their ranks.
The list also includes just one team from each league.
S.L Benfica
• League: Portuguese Primera Liga
• Honours: 37 First Division titles, 18 domestic cups, 2 European Cups
• Notable players: Florentino Luis, Alex Grimaldo
• FM 20 Youth Recruitment: 20/20
It is no surprise that Benfica are on top of this list. For a number of years, they have produced some of the best talents in European football. Having produced superstars like Angel Di Maria, Jan Oblak and Fabio Coentrao, Benfica are a talent powerhouse in Portugal. They are easily one of the strongest clubs in the Primera Liga and are home to several young players with high potential. Florentino Luis who is considered one of the best wonderkids in FM20 plays for Benfica. Their most recent sale of Joao Felix who is dubbed as the next Ronaldo is also a testament to the quality of players they produce.
Red Bull Salzburg
• League: Austrian Bundesliga
• Honours: 13 First Division titles, 9 Domestic Cups
• Notable players: Dominik Szoboszlai, Hwang Hee-Chan
• FM 20 Youth Recruitment: 20/20
Salzburg’s youth system recently shot to fame with their star striker Erling Haaland wreaking havoc in the Champion’s League and a thunderous start to his Bundesliga career. Salzburg have produced quality players for a good number of years prior to Haaland. Players like Sadio Mane Naby Keita & Dayot Upameccano were brought into the Salzburg team when they were very young and their scouting department does an amazing job in spotting young talent.
FC Basel
• League: Swiss Super League
• Honours: 20 First Division titles & 14 Domestic Cups.
• Notable players: Fabian Frei, Valentin Stocker
• FM 20 Youth Recruitment: 20/20
FC Basel is a very popular club in terms of the quality of youngsters they produce through their academy and also their scouting of youngsters. With players like Mo Salah, Xhedran Shaqiri, Ivan Rakitic and Granit Xhaka having come from their youth system, Basel are one of the best clubs to look for young talents in. They are a very popular club to raid for many FM managers with the allure of being able to poach the next superstar at a very young age.
AFC Ajax
• League: Eredivisie
• Honours: 34 Eredivisie Titles, 28 domestic cups, 4 European cups/Champion’s League, 1 UEFA Cup and 2 UEFA Super Cups
• Notable players: Quincy Promes, Hakim Ziyech
• FM 20 Youth Recruitment: 19/20
Easily the most decorated team on this list, Ajax is the club that comes to everybody’s mind when we talk about having the best youth recruitment. They have produced some of the legends of world football from their academy which include, Wesley Sneijder, Edwin Van Der Saar & Christian Eriksen. Their recent bunch of superstars that were bought by big clubs (De Ligt & De Jong) is proof that Ajax continues to produce some of the world footballs best talents.
Anderlecht
• League: Belgian First Division
• Honours: 34 first division titles, 25 domestic cups, and 3 UEFA trophies
• Notable players: Samir Nasri, Marko Pjaca
• FM 20 Youth Recruitment: 19/20
Anderlecht, Belgium’s best club is a powerhouse with respect to producing some of football’s best young talents. Their youth setup has seen them produce global superstars like Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans. If you are managing a European team and are interested in poaching some of the best Belgian talents, you need not look anywhere else other than Anderlecht. With a very high youth intake and excellent youth facilities, it is no surprise that they are able to deliver quality players every season.
