Football NewsSky SportsUnverified source· 16 Sept 2026
Man City lead Premier League teenage value rankings
Max Dowman's brace and JJ Gabriel's exit request put the spotlight on which clubs boast the priciest young talent.


M. Dowman
player
Top club
Man City — £122.6m
Second
Chelsea — £121m
Third
Arsenal — £102.4m
Most valuable teen
Ayyoub Bouaddi — £68.5m
Man Utd rank
Sixth — £48.1m
What happened. Max Dowman scored twice in Arsenal's Carabao Cup win over Ipswich, hours after 15-year-old JJ Gabriel asked Manchester United to cancel his registration. Sky Sports used Transfermarkt valuations to rank Premier League clubs by teenage value.
- Manchester City top the list at £122.6m, just ahead of Chelsea on £121m and Arsenal on £102.4m.
- Ayyoub Bouaddi, signed from Lille, accounts for over half of City's total at £68.5m.
- Brighton rank fourth at £100.7m, while Manchester United sit sixth on £48.1m.
The rankings highlight how Premier League clubs are investing in youth, with City, Chelsea and Arsenal leading the way.
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