Sons Of Ex-Manchester United And Liverpool Stars Sign Manchester City Scholarships

Jaden Heskey and True Grant have taken a major step in representing the Premier League Champions one day by signing scholarships with the club.

It goes without saying that the average fan associates Manchester City with their enviable array of superstars.

However, a major area of focus that remains underreported is the club’s effort to build one of the best academies in the world.

The Premier League Champions’ £200 million investment into the City Football Academy (CFA) in 2014 is a testament to their commitment to the cause.

Ultimately, prioritising the betterment of the academy to this extent is what has led to the inception of a conveyor belt of talent.

Phil Foden is living proof of how the club’s youth setup is truly second to none.

Under the tutelage of Pep Guardiola, the Stockport-born gem has gone on to be classed as one of the premier youngsters in world football.

Aside from winning back-to-back PFA Young Player of the Season awards, the versatile attacker is also one of City’s most key players and an established England international at just 22 years of age.

Other such names that are ready to take the English top-flight by storm are Cole Palmer and James McAtee.

Guardiola seems to clearly be a fan of the former, with various reports claiming that the prodigious winger is set be handed a bigger role in the first-team in the 2022/23 campaign.

Similarly, McAtee is also understood to be integrated into the senior side by being deployed in wider positions next season.

With plenty of examples setting the blueprint for how young players can make the cut at City, the club have taken a major step to secure the futures of two potential household names.

Jaden Heskey and True Grant, sons of former Premier League players Emile Heskey and Lee Grant respectively, have signed scholarships with Manchester City ahead of next season.

The former is a striker by trade, much like his revered father was back in the day and has been touted as one of the most gifted young prospects in the country.

As for the latter, it seems as if he too has taken inspiration from his father by developing into a talented goalkeeper.

The pair join 12 other such wonderkids that have committed their futures in sky blue by signing full-time agreements.

The other names include the likes of Joel Ndala, Jahmai Simpson Pusey, Justin Oboavwoduo, Isaiah Dada-Mascoll, Lakyle Samuel, Michael Okeke, Alfie Harrison, Ashton Muir, Charlie Gray, Ezra Carrington, Sebastian Naylor and Jacob Wright.

With City’s incredible group of coaches, a definitive style of play inspired by Pep Guardiola that is played across all age-groups and a realistic route to the first-team in place, Jaden Heskey and True Grant could be destined for great things at the club.