FA to propose foreign player restrictions: How it will reflect to Arsenal squad

The Times report that FA are to propose new rules regarding foreign players as Britain’s departure from the European draws ever closer. At the moment, players from all 27 member states have the right to live and work in the UK – but with just a few months to go and no agreement in place between Theresa May’s government and the European Union the impact on football has barely been considered. Premier League is filled with talent from abroad and if a ‘no deal’ scenario comes to pass it could have a profound effect on the so-called ‘best league in the world’. The report suggests that a restriction would be placed on foreign players with each club restricted to just 12 as opposed to 17 right now, with the rest of the squad made up of ‘home grown’ players. The report then states: In return for an agreement to boost the number of homegrown players in first-team squads, it is understood that the FA would agree to give a “governing body endorsement” (GBE) for a work permit for every foreign player who gets a contract with a Premier League club. Here’s the list of Arsenal foreign and homegrown contingent: Arsenal's homegrown contingent Rob Holding Ainsley Maitland-Niles Hector Bellerin* – due to length of time in England Carl Jenkinson Alex Iwobi Aaron Ramsey Danny Welbeck Eddie Nketiah Emile Smith Rowe Calum Chambers Arsenal's foreign contingent Bernd Leno Petr Cech Stephan Lichtsteiner Shkodran Mustafi Sokratis Papastathopoulos Laurent Koscielny Dinos Mavropanos Nacho Monreal Sead Kolasinac Granit Xhaka Lucas Torreira Matteo Guendouzi Mohamed Elneny Mesut Ozil Henrikh Mkhitaryan Alexandre Lacazette Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang  

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