AC Milan will have to think about the squad lists when conducting their mercato business this summer, seeing as they are currently out of slots.
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Whenever the mercato rolls around, the squad list rules tend to be brought up as well. In Serie A and in the Europa League, Milan need to adhere to certain regulations when it comes to homegrown, association-trained and foreign players.
In the Europa League, 17 players can be foreign, while the remaining 8 have to be either club-trained or association-trained (4 of each). It’s a tad easier in Serie A as players under the age of 22 are exempt from the rules, but the rest is the same.
Squad list situation
As highlighted by Gazzetta dello Sport this morning (via SempreMilan) Milan currently have 20 foreign players in their squad. That includes the new signings Gila and Ramos, as well as Odogu and Kostic (who don’t qualify for List B), Tomori, Fofana, Loftus-Cheek, Estupinan, Musah and Chukwueze.
Clearly, especially with Estupinan close to Aston Villa, there will be some departures among these players. That said, the squad list situation is a very good indicator of what Milan need to do next, at least if they want to minimise the risk.
They could always decide to sign two more players, and sell five after that, but there is never any guarantee that a sale will go through (if you want good terms).