100% this ^Our Academy players will attract a higher premium on the transfer market on the back of those currently playing their trade at other clubs.
We witnessed that with Barca's La Masia, dozens of young players have left there for top money and with great reputations, some have had superb careers in the game, many have disappeared but the reputation of kids from there will always make them desirable to other clubs and we are now in the same if not better position with our academy.