Following Cole Palmer, Manchester City s youth training system has once again trained a player with a high price transfer

22-year-old midfielder McCarty is about to join Nottingham Forest, with a transfer fee of up to £30 million, bringing considerable benefits to Manchester City.

Mccarty has performed well for two consecutive seasons at Sheffield United and returned to Manchester City last season. However, in Guardiola's tactical system, he only got 9 starting opportunities and scored 7 goals. Due to the difficulty in obtaining a stable playing time, he finally decided to seek new development opportunities. Nottingham Forest made a quick move and successfully signed the potential new star.

According to British media The Athletic, Nottingham Forest signed McCarthy for £30 million. It is reported that the deal also includes Manchester City's future repurchase terms and second transfer share terms. Fabrizio Romano, a well-known transfer expert, also confirmed on social media with the iconic "Here we go" that the transfer was officially finalized in the early morning of August 15.

Mccarty's joining will significantly improve Nottingham Forest's midfield strength and lineup depth. The team will compete in four events in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Cup in the 2025/26 season. His arrival undoubtedly provides strong guarantees for multi-line combat. It is worth mentioning that McCarthy just successfully defended the European U21 Youth Championship with the England U21 national team. He is in good shape and is highly anticipated.

Looking back at the summer window of 2023, Chelsea signed winger Cole Palmer, who had not fully proved his first team at Manchester City at the time, for £42 million. This move has caused widespread doubts. However, Palmer was outstanding in the Community Shield and the European Super Cup and quickly won recognition. He handed over 27 goals and 15 assists in his first season with the Blues and was selected for the 2024 European Cup England roster; he contributed another 18 goals and 14 assists in the second season, becoming a key contributor to Chelsea's FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Palmer's success is a typical example of Manchester City youth training players shining after leaving the team. In addition, Drap, Ravia, Sancho, Brahim Dias and others have also achieved varying degrees of success in their new owners. By selling young players alone, Manchester City's Youth Training Academy has generated hundreds of millions of pounds of revenue for the club in recent years.

Now, British media generally believe that McCarty is expected to become another "youth training treasure" after Palmer who has made his mark after leaving Manchester City, and Manchester City may regret it in the future.