Burnley defender Stephen Jordan fears Manchester City's world class academy will soon be a thing of the past.

Jordan, 27, came through the ranks at City and spent seven years there as a pro before deciding to try his luck elsewhere.

Now he is concerned the number of players emerging from the youth set-up will diminish due to their amazing wealth.

Jordan said: "When's the next academy player going to come through there? I think that's going to stop now.

"There's Stevie Ireland, Micah Richards and Nedum Onuoha - but it's a bit crazy what's going on there really.

"They've started well but you just wonder whether they'll gel together or not."