Knappenschmiede - Schalke's Youth Academy

Who did you think the better side was? I know Barca scored, but did you think they were better or just they got the clinical goal when needed, while Schalke was all over them? Sorry for being off topic lol

Check here: http://www.goallegacy.net/t32892p36-official-uefa-youth-league-thread#1179916

Daily Mail discovered the Knappenschmiede:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2746350/Manuel-Neuer-Julian-Draxler-Mesut-Ozil-came-Germany-s-talent-factory.html

I thought I'll bump this as you might have noticed Leroy Sané by now - he is another kid who was educated at Schalke from 2005 to 2008 and 2011 to 2015 until he was promoted to the senior team.

With Thilo Kehrer and Felix Platte there are even two more boys who are looking very promising. Thilo Kehrer was involved in a tug of war between Schalke and Inter Milan in which Schalke kept the upper hand.

Marvin Friedrich (whom I already mentioned a year ago) and Thilo Kehrer belong to the German U20 NT at the moment, while Felix Platte plays for the German U19 NT.

The other kids I mentioned before (Donis Avdijaj, Pascal Itter, and Timon Wellenreuther) are doing okay and/or well, too:

- Donis Avdijaj is loaned to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga where he impressed with 2 goals and 4 assists in 12 matches so far; Schalke consider recalling him early atm. He plays for the German U19 NT.
- Timon Wellenreuther is currently loaned to RCD Mallorca in the Spanish Segunda División where he is an undisputed starter. He's probably the current Nr.1 of the German U21 NT (he's fighting it out with Stuttgart's Odisseas Vlachodimos atm).
- Pascal Itter transfered to Austrian Bundesliga team SV Grödig where he does okay as a squad player.

General Question for this thread , does Schalke have any youth academy outside of Germany?
If there is can someone tell me about it?

As far as I know, Schalke only have their youth academy in Gelsenkirchen, I'm afraid.