Next season, the English Premier League is going green...kinda. The League has announced that each club has a 25 player limit roster and 8 of those players need to be home grown. Home grown refers to any player who has played for an English or Welsh club for three years before their 21st birthday. In addition, out of the 25 players, no more than 17 of them can be over the age of 21 and not home grown. As of right now, every club in the Premier League team meets these new restrictions, however; Chelsea and Liverpool both barely meet the requirements. With the new transfer ban on Chelsea, the Blues will rely more heavily now on their Academy reserves to meet all criteria.
It can get worse for Chelsea too. The League has announced also that Chelsea cannot recall loan players at this point in time...so Chelsea will have to play with the players that they have for the rest of the season...more or less...
The new rules will help the Premier League. The League has been under attack the last few years for buying foreign players. Billionaire club owners have open their wallets to attract some of the best talent in the game to England. England would like to see more English players in the top flight, and with more opportunities for English players to be in the top flight, England's national team will benefit. If everything goes according to plan, this new legislation can only help the Premier League.
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