Tottenham finished their summer transfer window with the loan capture of PSG forward Randal Kolo Muani on deadline day. Missing out on the Frenchman back in January as he instead opted to sign for Juventus on loan, Spurs got their man at the second time of asking with a permanent move to the Italian giants collapsing.
The loan signing of Kolo Muani follows on from Xavi Simons joining the club for £51.8million from RB Leipzig last Friday. As well as confirming deals for the duo, Spurs have also signed Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel permanently, Luka Vuskovic finally linked up with the club almost two years on from Tottenham striking an agreement with Hajduk Split, Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus joined back in July and Joao Palhinha sealed a loan move from Bayern Munich the following month.
Tottenham's squad is now in place for Thomas Frank and they will very soon have to submit their 25-man squad list to the Premier League for the first half of the 2025/26 season. Spurs are going to have a few issues when it comes to naming a 25-man squad in the Champions League as the rules do differ but they won't have a problem in regards to domestic football.
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As ever, clubs can only name a maximum of 17 non-homegrown players in their squad and the rest is made up of homegrown players. The Premier League rules state that "a 'Home Grown Player' means a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21)."
Teams then have a separate list for Under-21 players, meaning they don't need to be included on the main list but they are still eligible to play in the Premier League. To be considered an Under-21 player for this current Premier League season, players must have been born on or after January 1, 2004.
The likes of Tel, Takai, Lucas Bergvall and Wilson Odobert are classed as Under-21 players, which in turn helps Spurs out as they don't have to name them as a non-homegrown player given they are already close to the limit. When it comes to that category, which has been helped by Bryan Gil and Manor Solomon departing for Girona and Villarreal respectively on deadline day, Spurs have 16 players when they are allowed to register 17.
Their homegrown players total seven, thus giving them a squad of 23 players and leaving them with two free spaces in the Premier League. Tottenham will submit a large Under-21 list for the new season but it will contain the players mentioned above and also Archie Gray and Dane Scarlett.
Here is what Tottenham's 25-man squad will look like for the first half of the season:
Premier League non-homegrown players (16 currently, 17 maximum allowed): Guglielmo Vicario, Antonin Kinsky, Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Joao Palhinha, Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison, Pape Matar Sarr, Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Randal Kolo Muani.
Premier League homegrown players (Seven currently and eight minimum required): Dominic Solanke, Kevin Danso, Brandon Austin, Ben Davies, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, Djed Spence.
Notable Under-21s players: Kota Takai, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Wilson Odobert, Mathys Tel, Dane Scarlett.
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