article_snippet: A study carried out by the CIES Football Observatory shows Ligue 1 Lille have benefited hugely from the Premier League’s wealth over the last three years - with the country producing players worth more than any other on the continent.
article_snippet: Eden Hazard's move from Ligue 1 Lille to Chelsea helped the French side rake in profits from Eden Hazard's move from Lille to Chelsea academy .
article_snippet: MONEY EARNED FROM SELLING HOMEGROWN PLAYERS SINCE 2012 .
article_snippet: But interestingly it is Ligue 1 Lille – midtable in France
article_snippet: ’s top division - who were the most profitable of the rest.
article_snippet: Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle) and Divock Origi (Liverpool) sold five academy stars in that period in contrast to Real Sociedad
article_snippet: It is Ligue 1 who garner the most profit on ’s two – Antoine Griezmann and Asier Illarramendi academy stars, with the Premier League third .
article_snippet: Unsurprisingly Real Madrid and Barcelona both figure in the top 10 after selling off a raft of players who were unlikely to impact on their first team for modest profits.
article_snippet: mean Dortmund figure ahead of the Spanish giants, with Sevilla nestled beneath Sociedad after earning
article_snippet: Swansea, Manchester United and Everton are the only other domestic sides included in EuropeSouthampton’s top 20; each of United’s five players sold – Michael Keane, Danny Welbeck, Robbie Brady, Matt James and Josh King – were deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford, with four of each of United’s five players sold – Michael Keane, Danny Welbeck, Robbie Brady, Matt James and Josh King – having to drop down a division in the search of regular football.
highlights_snippet: But Ligue 1 Lille take 76million euros from homegrown sales since 2012 .
  
highlights_snippet: Real Sociedad, Sevilla and Dortmund complete the top five in Europe .