West Bromwich Albion academy chief Mark Harrison says several of their top prospects have more potential than new England squad member Saido Berahino.
Harrison, who oversaw the striker's development, believes the future is bright for the club's home-grown talent.
"I have probably said for the last four or five years that there are players coming through, and people took it with a pinch of salt," said Harrison, who succeeded Dan Ashworth in the academy hotseat six years ago.
"Saido is one of two or three players that could have come through, but there are certainly others coming through now and there are some with more potential than Saido.
"If these boys don't come through, the football club will have done something wrong somewhere. As an academy, we can get them to a certain stage and the rest comes down to the club as a whole.
"Please don't take it in a conceited way, but there are more players who should go on to play in our first team, without a shadow of a doubt."
