Cole Palmer and Liam Delap lead incredible XI of stars now worth £460million that Man City let go
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MANCHESTER CITY have dominated the Premier League over recent seasons - thanks to mammoth spending and a world-class academy. The City Football Academy continues to bring through a seemingly never-ending conveyor belt of talent. Some stars - such as Phil Foden - have broken through into the first team at the Etihad.
![[Phil Foden and Cole Palmer of England celebrating after a victory.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/phil-foden-cole-palmer-england-916132850.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
While others - including Cole Palmer and Liam Delap - have moved on, arguably prematurely, for hefty transfer fees. SunSport has investigated if there could be a tinge of regret at City for letting some youngsters go. Palmer, Delap and Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers all feature in this XI the club had in the building - but chose to let go.
![[Manchester City FC team celebrating their UEFA Champions League victory.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kyle-walker-manchester-city-fc-828969103.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
According to Transfermarkt values, the star-studded team is now worth over £460million combined. FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS. The England under-21 goalkeeper joined Burnley for £15million in July 2023 after six years in the Etihad Academy. Trafford is a penalty-saving machine and recently denied Sunderland's Wilson Isidor twice from the spot in the same game.
![[Illustration of Man City Academy XI formation, combined worth £460m.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/the-sun-22-23-starting-xi-59874504-650b-45b6-b575-06f83b7ca0d6.jpeg?strip=all&w=960)
The 22-year-old has helped make the Clarets the best defence in the Championship this season, conceding just 9 goals in 27 games. Originally bought in as an 18-year-old youth team prospect in 2019, Porro never made a first-team appearance for City. He was shipped out on loan and eventually landed at Sporting Lisbon for a fee of £17.4m.
![[Taylor Harwood-Bellis of Manchester City playing soccer.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/taylor-harwood-bellis-manchester-city-641155092.jpg?strip=all&w=667)
