The story of Manchester City's young defender Tosin Adarabioyo encapsulates the way the world of academy football has changed utterly in the 40 years since the suspended Newcastle United coach Peter Beardsley was making his way in the game.
The 20-year-old, on City's books since the age of five, has just bought a six-bedroomed house that was listed at £2.25million in Cheshire even though he has never featured in the Premier League.
Nothing new in that, you might say. It's a little over 10 years since a teenager based at a London club rolled up at an England junior game in the back seat of a Bentley.