Scouting and Developing
FC Midtjylland have generally built a reputation of finding and developing promising talents.
In July 2004 FC Midtjylland was the first Danish club to have its own football academy, similar to that of French side FC Nantes Atlantique. The academy attracts players from throughout Denmark, as well as players from a partnering club in Nigeria – FC Ebedei. FC Midtjylland have also gained support from a network of over 100 clubs predominantly situated in the western part of the Jutland peninsula.
In 2008 Simon Kjær, a talent of the academy, was sold to U.S. Città di Palermo in Italy. The transfere fee was approximately DKK 30 million equal to 4 million €. In 2010 Sune Kiilerich, another talent of the academy, was sold to U.C. Sampdoria and Winston Reid, an academy product and New Zealand international, was sold to West Ham United F.C. for DKK 32 million, equal to 4.26 million €
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