Cole Palmer and Morgan Rogers are lighting up the Premier League, while Jeremie Frimpong is thriving in Germany - meet the Man City kids who flew the nest and are now worth £360m
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Manchester City's quest for a fifth successive Premier League title is in disarray after a dismal run. To rub salt in City’s wounds, several players who they helped develop before moving on are shining away from the turmoil at the Etihad Stadium. Mail Sport picks a team of stars who left City in search of first-team football and are reaping the rewards.
![[Right-back Jeremie Frimpong is thriving under Xabi Alonso's guidance at Bayer Leverkusen]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/21/93441401-14222767-image-a-1_1734990590559.jpg)
James Trafford (Burnley). Never made a senior appearance for City but can say he once saved a Pep Guardiola penalty in training. Was sold to Burnley in 2023 in a deal worth up to £19m and has shown he will go on to have a solid career. Recently received a senior England call-up.
![[Tosin Adarabioyo played eight times for City's first-team and is now at Chelsea]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/21/93441443-14222767-image-a-2_1734990691747.jpg)
Sold for: £19m (2023). Now worth: £15m (according to Transfermarkt.co.uk). Goalkeeper James Trafford made the switch to Burnley for £19million in 2023. Jeremie Frimpong (Leverkusen). Was sold to Celtic in 2019 for just £350,000 after being told he had no future at the club despite coming through City’s academy. Has taken a winding road back to the top but is now, at 24, one of Europe’s most dynamic full backs after thriving under Xabi Alonso at Bayer Leverkusen.
![[Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who is at Southampton, would be of benefit to the City team now]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/21/93441483-14222767-image-m-4_1734990748591.jpg)
Sold for: £350k (2019). Now worth: £41.5m. Right-back Jeremie Frimpong is thriving under Xabi Alonso's guidance at Bayer Leverkusen. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea). Started out at City aged six and won rave reviews from academy coaches, only to end up leaving for Fulham in a deal worth up to £2m when he had only 12 months left on his contract. Made only eight appearances for City’s first team before he was shunted out on loan.
![[City exercised their buy-back clause for Angelino before selling him to RB Leipzig]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/23/21/93441545-14222767-image-a-5_1734990841249.jpg)
