We've spent a fortune on our youth setup, buying in players at 15-16 for a the odd million or two and have literally bought hundreds of players in, that was our primary focus for years, yes we have had a few successes but I personally think the results have been very underwhelming.

We've had youth teams winning trophies and barely a player coming through, we've had young players around the 1st team for years who just haven't improved or have regressed and often we've missed out on top talents that were available at the very clubs we bought some of our kids from (which is even more disappointing).

I really don't feel Wenger is that great with youth players, getting players off the Barca setup seems to be his best bet, as clearly Barca's setup is pretty special.