Chelsea's £250m of academy sales in three years

Chelsea's £250m of academy sales in three years

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Chelsea have one of the most productive academies in English football at their training base in Surrey Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter

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Armando Broja's move to Burnley means Chelsea have now made more than £250m in sales on players from their academy in the last three seasons.

Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, influenced by the pressure of the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR), have accelerated a strategy that began under their predecessor Roman Abramovich.

In this case, Broja's move to Burnley is worth up to £20m if all add-ons are met, taking the potential total banked from academy player sales this summer to £41.2m.

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