Imagine these 2 teams, 1st made up as current more experienced team,
Ederson walker kompany nico mendy ferna d.silva KDB Sanè sterling kun (players in bold have min of 6 years left in them)
2nd, players younger in squad and youth we should've kept and integrated.
Angus Gunn maffeo stones laporte Angelino Aleix Garcia foden b.silva sancho Diaz Jesus. (Zinchenko, muric in squad aswel)
Obviousley You can't force kids to stay, but, if you strip out older players who get 10/15 games a season kompany (I'd keep tho as a player/coach type club captain), nico, delph, bravo,etc. Don't buy expensive over 25's for back up mahrez, gundogan. We could easily have given game time to these kids, developing them and making the academy believe in a path to 1st team. If they don't make it after a season (Nowhere near) or 2/3 seasons (good but never gonna be great) then we sell for a shit load more than we are.
I just don't like buying back up players that are over 25. Use the kids or buy a solid younger player like Leon Bailey instead of mahrez.