Following
the closure of the summer transfer window across Europe, England’s Champions
League clubs have submitted their player lists for the group stages of the
tournament.
Clubs have to submit a maximum of 25 players, two of whom must be
goalkeepers with a minimum of eight places reserved exclusively for 'locally
trained players'.
If a club has fewer than eight of these players in their squad, then the
maximum number of players on their list is reduced accordingly.
Players born on, or after, 1 January 1998 and have been eligible to play for
the club for two years since their 15th birthday don't need to be registered
in this list and are instead placed on 'List B'.
Each club can name an unlimited number of players on 'List B' throughout the
campaign though the list has to be submitted by 10pm the day before a game.
Group games start on Tuesday, September 17 with clubs able to change their
squads should they reach the knockout stages next year and are then allowed
to register a maximum of three new players.
Below are the main squad lists for Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and
Tottenham with the key inclusions and omissions as well as notable 'List B'
players...
Chelsea
Jamie Cumming, Reece James, Marc Guehi, Billy Gilmour, George McEachran,
Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi included on 'List B'.
Goalkeepers: Kepa, Willy Caballero
Defenders: Cesar Azpilicueta, Emerson, Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger,
Andreas Christensen, Kurt Zouma, Fikayo Tomori
Midfielders: Jorginho, N'golo Kante, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley, Ruben
Loftus-Cheek
Forwards: Willian, Pedro, Tammy Abraham, Christian Pulisic, Olivier Giroud,
Michy Batshuayi
Liverpool
Former Ajax star Ki-Jana Hoever left off list as is Nathaniel Clyne who
suffered a long-term knee injury in the summer.
Three goalkeepers included - Andy Lonergan, Alisson Becker and Adrian.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Rhian Brewster, Curtis Jones, Herbie Kane, Caoimhin
Kelleher, Yasser Larouci, Adam Lewis on 'List B'.
Goalkeepers: Alisson Becker, Andy Lonergan, Adrian
Defenders: Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson, Sepp van den
Berg, Virgil van Dijk
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum
Forwards: Harvey Elliott, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Divock
Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri
Manchester City
Leroy Sane and Aymeric Laporte both included despite not being expected to
feature until next year.
Youngsters Phil Foden, Eric Garcia and Taylor Harwood-Bellis included on
'List B'.
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo, Ederson, Scott Carson
Defenders: Kyle Walker, John Stones, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Angelino, Aymeric
Laporte, Benjamin Mendy, Joao Cancelo, Nicolas Otamendi
Midfielders: Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan, Rodri, Kevin De Bruyne, Leroy
Sane, Bernardo, David Silva, Fernandinho, Riyad Mahrez
Forwards: Gabriel Jesus, Sergio Aguero
Tottenham
Seventeen-year-old Irish striker Troy Parrott included.
Juan Foyth, Oliver Skipp, Alfie Whiteman and Brandon Austin included 'List
B'.
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Paulo Gazzaniga
Defenders: Danny Rose, Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Davinson Sanchez,
Eric Dier, Kyle Walker-Peters, Serge Aurier, Ben Davies
Midfielders: Son Heung-min, Harry Winks. Erik Lamela. Victor Wanyama, Moussa
Sissoko, Giovani Lo Celso, Ryan Sessegnon, Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen,
Lucas Moura, Tanguy Ndombele
Forwards: Kane, Parrott
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