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You may recall that a few days ago we started to debate the 25 player rule that is imposed on the EPL next season.
I messed things up by getting it all wrong, and after that a number of correspondents wrote in correcting my error and putting forward the correct version.
The problem I had at the end of the debate was that there seemed to be several correct versions which were different, so I got in touch with Walter Broeckx and asked for his view, and he said he was as confused as me.
Since then several other readers have written in asking for clarification. but I also got a summary from Alexej Behnisch and I found this version helpful. By printing this version I am not saying previous correspondence was wrong – rather that if you are still confused this might help.
First, here’s the official announcement from the Premier League
Second what it means to Arsenal…
Starting date – Start of the 2010/2011 season.
Squad registration list must be submitted at the end of the transfer window: 31 August 2010, and then again on 31 January 2011.
Squad size limit – Maximum 25 players over 21 years. No limit for under-21 players.
Age definition – 1 January of the season’s starting year. 1 January 2010 for the 2010/11 season.
Home-grown quota – 8 of the 25 squad places can only be filled with home-grown players. Thus, only 17 foreign-grown players (over 21 years) are allowed.
Home-grown (1) age – All club registrations before the age of 21 (at the end of the season).
Home-grown (2) home – All clubs registered with the English or Welsh FA.
Home-grown (3) length – Minimum period of 3 seasons or 36 months (continuous or not).
Over 21 years old as of 1 January 2010
Age Status 1 Almunia 32 2 Fabianski 24 3 Mannone 21 Home 4 Sagna 26 5 Eboue 26 6 Vermaelen 24 7 Djourou 22 Home 8 Clichy 24 Home 9 Song 22 Home 10 Denilson 21 Home 11 Diaby 23 12 Fabregas 22 Home 13 Rosicky 29 14 Arshavin 28 15 Nasri 22 16 van Persie 26 17 Eduardo 26 18 Bendtner 21 Home 19 * Gallas 32 20 * Silvestre 32 21 * Campbell 35 Home 22 23 24 25
Chamakh 26
Under 21 years old as of 1 January 2010
Age Status
1 Szczcesny 19 Home 2 Gibbs 20 Home 3 Traore 20 Home 4 Eastmond 19 Home 5 Ramsey 19 Home 6 Wilshere 18 Home 7 Walcott 20 Home 8 Vela 20
9 * Merida 19 ** Home
4 players (Gibbs, Traore, Walcott, Vela) would have to move to the 25-squad list for the 2011/12 season.
* Contract expires at the end of July 2010
** Another year needed to qualify for home-grown status
Source: http://abehnisch.com/squad.pdf