London Football has warned that the game could miss out on the next Bukayo Saka or Chloe Kelly if the capital fails to keep up with the soaring demand to play at grassroots level.

The city is one of the biggest producers of footballers in the world, with one study earlier this year placing the number of active male professionals from the London area at more than 2,700.

Those numbers put it in the same bracket as football hotbeds like Paris and Sao Paulo and appetite within the M25 for playing at recreational level is only increasing.