With Newcastle United’s sensational return to Europe’s premier competition sealed, this summer is looking like one of the most exciting in years. But how will UEFA regulations impact on the way that Dan Ashworth and the recruitment team spend their money?
Each club participating in the competition must submit two lists of players. List A consists of a maximum 25-man-squad and list B has an unlimited number of players, who are born on or after January 1, 2022, and have trained at Newcastle for two consecutive years or three with a maximum of one loan.
So, list B will mainly consist of players from the academy such as the promising Lewis Miley. Out of the 25, eight must be classed as ‘home-grown’. Four of those eight must be ‘club trained’ meaning that they have been with Newcastle for three years between the ages of 15 and 21.
