Burnley's 25-man squad list revealed following closure of January transfer window
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All clubs in the top flight must submit their new squad lists within a week after the window closes.
Only one of Burnley’s three January signings, Lorenz Assignon, has been included in the 25-man squad. That’s because Maxime Esteve and David Fofana are both registered in the Under-21 section.
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Hide AdOnly 22 players have been registered, leaving three spots free, with a number of the club’s first-team players included in the Under-21 section.
Under Premier League rules, each 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".
Each club must also publish an additional list of each club's registered Under-21 players who are eligible over and above the squad limit of 25 players.
The likes of James Trafford, Aaron Ramsey and Wilson Odobert fall into this category.
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Hide AdNathan Redmond is still included in Burnley’s 25-man squad despite being ruled out for the rest of the season through injury.
Darko Churlinov, Michael Obafemi, Connor Roberts and Anass Zaroury are all left out after leaving Burnley on loan during January.
25-man squad list
Zeki Amdouni, Lorenz Assignon, Manuel Benson, Sander Berge, Jordan Beyer, Josh Brownhill, Jack Cork, Josh Cullen, Hannes Delcroix, Hjalmar Ekdal, Lyle Foster, Johann Gudmundsson, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Han-Noah Massengo, Arijanet Muric, Dara O’Shea, Nathan Redmond, Jay Rodriguez, Charlie Taylor, Mike Tresor, Lawrence Vigouroux, Vitinho
Selected Under-21s
Enock Agyei, Ameen Al-Dakhil, Dara Costelloe, Owen Dodgson, CJ Egan-Riley, Maxime Esteve, David Fofana, Luca Koleosho, Michael Mellon, Wilson Odobert, Aaron Ramsey, James Trafford
What is a Home-Grown Player?
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Hide AdA "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).
Rules on U21 players
Under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For the 2023/24 campaign, Under-21 players will have been born on or after January 1, 2002.