Why Tottenham have named just 23 players instead of 25 for their Europe League squad as Ange Postecoglou attempts to find away around UEFA's rules
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Tottenham have named just 23 players instead of 25 for their Europe League squad as Ange Postecoglou attempts to find away around UEFA's rules

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Tottenham have named their Europa League squad for the upcoming 'league phase' but have only registered 23 players instead of the permitted 25 due to an unusual UEFA ruling. Tottenham have named their Europa League squad for the upcoming 'league phase' but have only registered 23 players instead of the permitted 25 Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou faced a balancing act when picking his European squad Individuals who have been with a club for three complete seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 are regarded as 'cub-trained players'. The London club only named youngsters Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman in their initial Europa League team However, out of the the required eight locally-trained players named in squads, at least four of those must be club-trained which is the issue Spurs have encountered with their latest announcement. The London club only named youngsters Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman in their initial Europa League team which is why they have 23-player squad as opposed to the 25 allowed.

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