5 Clubs With Best Youth Intake - Football Manager 2021 | FM21

Here are the top 5 clubs in Football Manager 2021 that boast with the Best Youth Intake imaginable. With best youth facilities and junior coaching.

Here are the top 5 clubs in Football Manager 2021 that boast with the Best Youth Intake imaginable. Along with the best recruitment, they have the state of the art youth facilities and top junior coaching.

The clubs mentioned in our best youth intake 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 in FM2021. 

Please keep in mind that we have avoided some of the traditional big clubs of Europe in this list, and also the list 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 21 Youth Recruitment: 20/20

The first team on the list is Benfica. Renowned for having one of the top youth academies in the world, it is no surprise that they are the first name on the list. Almost all the big teams in the world have had players from the Benfica academy. 

The club calls in their money maker and pride themselves in unearthing amazing football talent. Some notable names recently sold by Benfica include Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, Ruben Dias & Ederson. The club has made over 500m in player sales over the last 5 years alone and I am sure that most FM Managers have looked at Benfica to bolster their fm21 team.

Red Bull Salzburg

· League: Austrian Bundesliga
· Honours: 14 First Division titles, 9 Domestic Cups
· Notable players: Dominik Szoboszlai, Hwang Hee-Chan
· FM 21 Youth Recruitment: 20/20

Salzburg’s youth recruitment recently shot to fame because of Erling Haaland who has taken European football by storm. Ever since the acquisition by Red Bull, Salzburg have invested heavily in their academy and their youth recruitment program and it is currently one of the best in the world.

Notable names such as Konrad Laimer and Martin Hinteregger now ply their trade in the Bundesliga, were once part of the Salzburg academy. They currently have extremely talented players like Dominik Szoboszlai in their ranks and several clubs are looking at Salzburg’s academy to strengthen their squads.

FC Basel

· League: Swiss Super League
· Honours: 20 First Division titles & 14 Domestic Cups.
· Notable players: Fabian Frei, Valentin Stocker
· FM 21 Youth Recruitment: 20/20

FC Basel are 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. Many fm21 Managers look at Basel’s recruitment and prioritize signing their youngsters to bolster their squads.

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, Ryan Gravenberch
· FM 21 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. 

In the last 5 years alone, Ajax have made close to 500m from player sales. This, however, does not seem to deter their ability to produce stars year after year and the game most certainly recognizes this.

Anderlecht

· League: Belgian First Division
· Honours: 34 first division titles, 25 domestic cups, and 3 UEFA trophies
· Notable players: Anthony Vanden Borre, Peter Zulj
· FM 21 Youth Recruitment: 19/20

Anderlecht, Belgium’s best club is a powerhouse with respect to producing some of football’s best young talents. Although their performance has not been up to standard over the last 2 years where the team has failed to produce desirable results, their youth system continues to be one of the best in the world. 

 

Their youth setup has seen them produce global superstars like Vincent Kompany, Romelu Lukaku and Youri Tielemans. If you are interested in acquiring Belgian wonderkid youngsters, Anderlecht is the best place to look. With a very high youth intake and extremely impressive youth facilities, it is not a surprise that Anderlecht are amongst the best in producing and nurturing young players.

Some notable names not on the list are

    · Atalanta, Youth Recruitment 20/20 (Frank Kessie, Dejan Kulusevski)
    · SAN, Youth Recruitment 20/20 (Neymar, Alex Sandro, Felipe Anderson)
    · River Youth Recruitment 20/20 (Radamel Falcao, Gonzalo Higuain, Javier Mascherano)
    · Sporting CP Youth Recruitment 19/20 (Cristiano Ronaldo, Luiz Figo, Ricardo Quaresma)

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