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Cull of foreign players

Proposals to restrict the number of foreign players after Brexit may go down well with those fans who like to identify with English players and feel that more opportunities for them would boost the national team. The proportion of English players starting top flight matches was just 28 per cent two weekends ago. However, the global appeal of the Premier League could be undermined.

The FA is proposing that at least half of a team's first team squad should be made up of at least half 'homegrown' players. (Players who have a different country of origin but have come up through the Academy system would count as 'homegrown'). This would reduce the number of overseas players in any squad of 25 to 12. This compares with 17 under existing rules. There would be a transition period until the end of 2020 if there is a Brexit agreement with the EU.

Five clubs including Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur have the maximum number of foreign players, while four more, including Chelsea and Liverpool, have 16.

The FA is thought to be happy with the EFL's existing arrangements where seven of the 18-man matchday squad have to be homegrown, including at least one who has come up through the club's academy.

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