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Premier League Side Huddersfield Town Chair Considers Shutting Down Academy

EPL side Huddersfield Town is contemplating shutting its academy, "with the club’s youth set-up under review," according to Jack Gaughan of the London DAILY MAIL. Two "well-placed sources" said that club Chair Dean Hoyle "has discussed the possibility with Premier League bosses amid concerns surrounding the lack of youngsters" making the first team. Philip Billing is the only graduate in Manager David Wagner’s squad and the central midfielder was signed from Esbjerg in Denmark as a 16-year-old in '13. Huddersfield believes "it may be better to spend money elsewhere, although the academy structure could stay unchanged after talks." Another option would be to downgrade its status from Category 2 -- one beneath the top level (DAILY MAIL, 9/5).

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