EPL clubs will be banned from signing international U18 players under new Brexit rules; Clubs will be limited to three U21 signings per transfer window with all foreign players subjected to points-based threshold.
Premier League clubs are to be limited to three U21 signings each transfer window with all foreign players subjected to a point-based threshold to be eligible to play in the UK.
Every player from European Union countries will not be allowed to be signed without a work permit while foreign players under the age of 18 cannot be bought at all as part of post-Brexit regulations, meaning Premier League clubs will have to wait to secure the services of top young talent from abroad.
Note this - When the United Kingdom leaves the
European Union, Premier League clubs will be unable to sign players freely from the EU as the UK will no longer have access to the Union's single market of free movement of labour.Football authorities have agreed a plan of entry requirements for overseas players with the Government. The Football Association, the Premier League and the English Football League submitted a Governing Body Endorsement (GBE) proposal last month, which has now been approved by the Home Office.
The criteria will provide the framework for clubs to sign overseas players when the UK leaves the European Union after December 31.
Moreso, the regulations outlined by the Premier League, FA and EFL are designed to safeguard the future of the England national football team, while also allowing domestic clubs to remain competitive and have the ability to sign players of high quality.
The authorities have been in dialogue for some months over the exact entry requirements for transfers from overseas.
The criteria were based on the player's appearances in international matches and their country's FIFA rankings. The higher number of appearances and the higher the nation's ranking, the more points the player in question will have.
Furthermore, a player from a top-10 FIFA-ranked country who has featured in over 50 per cent of that nation's matches in the last two years would enable a player to sign for a Premier League club with a GBE. But for those players representing lower-ranked countries, they will have had to have played almost all matches in order to score enough points.
How a club performs in a competition is weighted in earning points. If a player gets 15 points, they will earn a GBE.
Let's look at it this way, a player may obtain a GBE through subjective criteria if they are unable to tally enough points. An Exceptions Panel, made up of people from different stakeholders in the game, will in these cases assess the application. The player must be classed as of "the highest quality" to be permitted a GBE.
Also, if a player earns between 10-14 points, his case will automatically be sent to the Exceptions Panel.
Clubs will be restricted to just three overseas signings under the age of 21 from January onwards, and only six foreign players per campaign moving forward.
Post-Brexit, players from EU countries will be required to gain a GBE, like the work-permit system for other overseas players.
The GBE will operate a points system based on senior and youth international appearances, club appearances and the quality of the selling club and its league.
Players accumulating the requisite amount of points will earn a GBE automatically, while players just below the threshold may be considered for a GBE by the Exceptions Panel.
The Football Association has also proposed to use Brexit to amend the "homegrown" rule and cut the number of foreign players allowed in Premier League squads post-Brexit. And eager to reduce the number of non-homegrown players allowed in a squad from 17 to 13 but the Premier League will fight to maintain its standards on quality.
Post-Brexit immigration will undoubtedly impact football transfers involving the Premier League, and it remains to be seen just how the various challenges posed will shape the transfer strategies of clubs heading into 2021.
These players would not have been signed with these rules
Some Premier League star names joined their clubs when they were under 18 in the past. Here are a few of the deals which wouldn't have been possible under the new regulations...
Hector Bellerin - Barcelona to Arsenal
The Premier League's top academies are preparing for life after Brexit - and one club who have benefited from the European Union's exception to a FIFA rule are Arsenal. English clubs will only be able to sign foreign talent when they have turned 18.
Bellerin, now in his seventh season as first-choice, joined along with Barcelona team-mate Jon Toral at 16 in 2011.
Paul Pogba - Le Havre to Man Utd
Manchester United signed Paul Pogba at 16 from Le Havre, although he left three years later for Juventus. United had been cleared to sign the then-teenager after FIFA rejected claims by the French club that the player had been illegally induced to move to Old Trafford.
Eric Garcia - Barcelona to Man City
Manchester City will have to take a different approach on sustainability while using their academy when new Brexit rules are imposed. The club have made a healthy profit on signing players from the continent before they turned 18, helping their overall transfer strategy.
Having turned down a new contract, Garcia could leave for a reduced fee in January, joining the likes of Brahim Diaz (£15m), Pablo Maffeo (£8.8m), Rony Lopes (£9m) and Jason Denayer (£9m) in being sold having arrived before their 18th birthday - something which would not be allowed under the new rules.
Nicolas Anelka - PSG to Arsenal
Nicolas Anelka is the only player in Premier League history to score more than 20 goals with four different clubs (Arsenal, Bolton, Chelsea, Manchester City). But the Frenchman may not have made it to English shores were the new rules in place back in 1997 when he signed from Paris Saint-Germain at just 17 years old. Anelka won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award during the 1998/99 season before joining Real Madrid for £22.3m.
Cesc Fabregas - Barcelona to Arsenal
Fabregas reached 25 Premier League assists at a younger age than any other player, at just 20 years and 134 days.
But the Spaniard would not have arrived in the Premier League when he did as a 16-year-old under the new transfer rules. He went on to play over 300 games for the club before being sold back to Barcelona for £30m in 2011.
Sepp van den Berg - PEC Zwolle to Liverpool
Liverpool agreed a deal with Dutch Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle to sign defender Sepp van den Berg when he was a 17-year-old back in June 2019.
Van den Berg was a Netherlands U19 international when made 15 appearances for Zwolle during the 2018/19 season - and the centre-back made four appearances under Jurgen Klopp last term across the League Cup and FA Cup.
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