Leicester City have a rich history of developing Premier League stars from their academy.
Harvey Barnes, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Ben Chilwell are notable examples, to name a few, whilst Kasey McAteer is currently flying that flag.
Ben Nelson, Will Alves and Sammy Braybrooke are expected to be the next batch of first-teamers from the academy, though, it seems the age group below them are rated even higher.
Jeremy Monga and Jake Evans, who are aged 15 and 16, are already ripping it up for the under-21s and are nearing their senior debut.
In fact, Monga was named on the bench against Manchester United in the FA Cup last week and Ruud van Nistelrooy has already spoken about just how important he’ll be for the club.
Now, it seems Leicester have another teenage talent coming through the ranks, as he’s just been called up to the England under-17s squad, which is an honour very few players earn in the academy.
Leicester academy star Louis Page called up to England under-17s
Louis Page only celebrated his 16th birthday in October, but he’s already a regular for Leicester’s reserve side.
Page is regarded as one of England’s best talents for his age group having impressed from midfield in the Premier League 2.
The left-footed teenager has registered three goal involvements this season and his form has just earned another call-up to England’s under-17s.
Page will take on the Netherlands across two games later this month in Portugal.
Page could make Leicester debut this season
At the rate he’s going, Page could genuinely make his senior debut for Van Nistelrooy’s side before the end of the season.
The challenge for Leicester is to convince the likes of Page, Monga and Evans to stay put at Seagrave.
To do that, they will need to offer them a clear pathway to the first team, but, whilst they’re under the age of 17 and not on professional contracts, they’re likely to be subjected to interest from many of the big six.
Manchester City already want to sign Monga, and Page could be next.