Pep Guardiola has sought to explain Manchester City's decision process behind loaning out youngsters, amid reports that Borussia Dortmund are interested in Cole Palmer.
City have one of the finest academies in world football, but of course only a small number of graduates will ever find a way into the first team.
Eight years after the opening of the £200m City Football Academy across the road from the Etihad Stadium, City's investment is bearing fruit.
A number of City's most talented youngsters featured in the City squad that travelled to Barcelona this week, with Cole Palmer, Luke Mbete, Rico Lewis and Josh Wilson-Esbrand all getting minutes on the pitch. READ MORE: Guardiola says that Bernardo Silva will stay at City this summer When asked about reports that 18-year-old defender Mbete could join Huddersfield Town on loan, Guardiola said that that was the first he'd heard of the news.