That was probably true, but football is littered with "prospects" who for all sorts of reasons, didn't progress in the way that their potential suggested.
However, let's not be too harsh on McAtee as he's still enjoying a PL career, and just like Rogers, Doyle, Palmer and Delap, he'll have plenty of memories (plus a decent bank balance) when he eventually finishes
They were just unlucky to emerge at a time when City had so many stellar players
The really weird decline was Jayden Braaf whose career literally fell off a cliff after the 2020 Youth Cup Final.
He was being tipped for all manner of top honours
