Man City's exciting striker with a better record than Erling Haaland who could make club millions

Cole Palmer was sold for £42m and has 52 goals or assists in 58 games since leaving Manchester City. And a goal in the European Championship final.

Liam Delap has taken to life in the Premier League like a seasoned goalscorer, and James McAtee is a first team player with Pep Guardiola after two years at Sheffield United. Delap and McAtee top-scored in the academy in 2021 and 2022 respectively, with Carlos Borges taking the accolade in 2023. Palmer recorded 33 goal involvements in 25 appearances in that time for the academy, with the four players earning £79m between them in transfer fees since and all playing Premier League football.

Naturally, attention will turn to who is next. Goals for the academy translate into millions in transfer fees for City these days. Now there is another prolific forward catching the eye this term.

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Players like Delap and Borges didn't just start scoring goals for the under-21s, they were prolific too at under-18 level. There is less of a guarantee of 'making it' if you have a good season with the youth team, but what that does is set someone up well for promotion to the U21s. Then, they can prove their potential and persuade clubs to open the chequebooks.

Micah Hamilton and Dire Mebude are examples of goalscorers at under-18 level who are now playing senior football and have earned City money, but not on the level as Palmer or Delap.

As ever, it is up to each player to keep working hard and doing what is asked of them by their coaches. Keeping grounded is a quality