With the summer 2025 transfer window now closed, Premier League clubs have submitted to the Premier League their 25-man squad lists.
The squad lists must follow certain rules.
Each club’s squad must contain no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the "Home Grown Player" (HGP) criteria. The rest of the squad, up to a total of 25 players, must be "Home Grown".
What is a 'Home Grown Player'?
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).
A club’s Under-21 players are not included on the 25-man squad lists. These players are also eligible to play in the Premier League.
What constitutes an Under-21 player?
For the 2025/26 Premier League season, Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2004.
To understand more what the squad lists look like, below are the ones submitted by clubs on Friday 12 September, after the closure of the 2025 summer transfer window.