The jump is so massive from U23 to prem that I don’t think many players come through anywhere. Chelsea have a few now and I tired went years with nobody coming through. City havnt the RS have TAA and that’s all I can think of. I think it’s just the standard of the league that’s improved , westham used to produce a lot but don’t anymore , saints had an amazing academy and produced a lot of prem level players back in the day. The thing with our young players is I havnt seen anything in them to make me think “the have something” Barkley was the last one that looked special or had something different. Lookman showed it in flashes but players like DCL9 have shown no actually skill or anything special to warrant so much game time imo. He has got to where he is because of his physique, that’s it and although he trains , growing and being able to run fast aren’t exactly “skills” or things you learn , he’s just born that way and the actual learning and application of skills is what you need to be good. Davies is kind of the other end of the spectrum in he has made it to the level he is at despite the fact he isn’t blessed physically , I mean he’s not short but he’s not fast, imposing , strong or powerful. He’s made it through his skills but he’s probably not going to be a player that is good enough for a top half prem team imo. He’s like another osman that will get bypassed by the pace and power of other midfields and he doesn’t have the quality around the box like osman did or his knack of scoring . Barkley seemed to be the perfect blend , but like Rooney , Barkley had height, strength , pace , power and had great touch and shot with both feet but he unfortunately had the IQ of a rocking horse so he never kicked on.