Manchester City have a top prospect on their hands in the Academy with Teddie Lamb hitting the ground running since his summer transfer
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In a year where Manchester City spent close to £400million on reinventing their first team, an academy capture for £355,000 was always likely to fly below the radar.
Yet Teddie Lamb is making an instant impact at the Etihad since his arrival from Leyton Orient.
The teenage sensation has scored five goals in five games in the Under-18 Premier League as well as netting a double in a 3-3 Premier League Cup draw with Crystal Palace.
Still only 16, Lamb is already displaying the goalscoring impact that caught the eye of City scouts when the youngster was coming through at Orient.
The forward has been touted as one to watch with his goals grabbing the headlines but his all round ability to hold up the ball and link play also catching the eye.
And Lamb, speaking after the 7-3 win over Blackburn in August, reiterated his desire to continue learning and developing over the coming campaign.
"My technical game, as a number nine you want to have that all round play and not just the finishing and pressing," he said. "So just to tidy everything up and I will look a lot better.
"I want to go again and get more, I don't want to stop here. I want to carry on going."
Lamb was attracting attention from a number of top clubs with his displays for Orient at youth level but City won the race for his signing.
Oliver Reiss' Under-18 side are top of the table with five wins from five, and Lamb's goals have been a key ingredient in their strong start to the season.
Reiss is delighted to see Lamb hit the ground running even if he finding the net regularly is the requirement he demands from a centre forward.
“That’s his job. Scoring goals. I’m happy with him of course, but it’s nice to see,” Reiss said earlier this season.
“Again, us scoring goals it doesn’t matter who, but when our No. 9 scores a lot of goals, of course I’m happy with him and for him.”
The Under-18s return to action this weekend with a home game against Liverpool on Saturday morning.
In a talented group, Lamb is again set to lead the line and you wouldn't bet against him adding to his goal tally and burgeoning reputation.