Which clubs own England’s future? What the latest youth squads tell us about our academies

England's future

For the fourth year running, Chelsea lead the way with the most call-ups (23) among England’s six junior teams, trailed closely by Manchester City (18) and Arsenal (16). Those clubs have been top of the pile in each of the past three seasons, while Tottenham have also recorded double figures on a consistent basis. 

Everton’s eight call-ups is the next-best score, though the Toffees’ tally remains top-heavy with five in the U21 squad and all set to be too old for development involvement beyond next summer’s European Championship in Italy and San Marino. 

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