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I do wonder how much of managers overlooking academy prospects in favour of big money signings is down to psychological biases rather than objective analysis. I'm sure there must be an element of favouring a signing you made as a way of confirming your own good judgement. Some managers...

Depends how you look at it. It's probably worth considering Chelsea's academy as a side business unrelated to the first team. It may have not been the original intention, but that's pretty much what it is now. Recent sales: Nathan Ake £20m, Ryan Bertrand £10m, Thorgan Hazard £5.6m, Patrick...