Liverpool can SIGN Gravenberch into their Premier League squad

Ryan Gravenberch was a notable omission from Liverpool’s Premier League side last season, but that is all about to change.

After both transfer windows closed, the Merseyside side fielded a squad containing no more than 25 players from which no more than 17 overseas players could be named, with the remaining eight places available for those deemed to be homegrown members.

To be considered of origin, players must have been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the FA for a period, whether continuous or not, of three full seasons, or 36 months, before reaching the age of 21 (or the end of the season in which he turns 21).

With that in mind, as it currently stands, Liverpool’s remaining senior players considered ‘original’ from last season’s squad, which was updated in February, are Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Rhys Williams and Caoimhin Kelleher.

Returning loanees Vitezslav Jaros (amid talk of a promotion to the first team), Sepp van den Berg and Nathaniel Phillips take the tally to eight, while Fabio Carvalho and goalkeeper Marcelo Pitaluga will no longer qualify as U21 players next season and will therefore need to be registered (taking home seats) if they are to feature under new head coach Arne Slot.

After the releases of Thiago Alcantara, Joel Matip and Adrian, judging by the official Liverpool website, they currently feature Alisson Becker, Luis Diaz, Wataru Endo, Cody Gakpo, Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez, Andy Robertson, Mohamed Salah , Dominik Szoboszlai. , Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas and Virgil van Dijk were listed as the 13 senior overseas players.

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Gravenberch is eligible for Liverpool’s 25-man Premier League squad

The reason for Gravenberch’s omission from last season’s squad following his £34.2m move from Bayern Munich was simply because he was included in a separate list for the U21s – along with Conor Bradley, Stefan Bajcetic, Jarell Quansah, Ben Doak and Harvey Elliott – which allowed him to be eligible throughout the campaign.

However, this will not be the case for the Dutchman next season as under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2003. Therefore, as he was born on 16 May 2002, he must be registered in the Premier 25 of people. League team to be eligible in the competition.

Gravenberch is therefore among six new names – alongside Jaros, van den Berg, Phillips, Fabio Carvalho and Pitaluga – set to be included in Liverpool’s Premier League squad for the 2024/25 season – provided they are all still at the club when the summer transfer window closes.

It is also important to note that decisions need to be made regarding youngsters Tyler Morton and Owen Beck as they need to be registered to fit into the Slot plans for the 2024/25 campaign.

Furthermore, with the Reds expected to be busy in the summer transfer window amid links with Anthony Gordon, Goncalo Inacio and Adrien Rabiot just to name a few, it’s worth noting that they have to abide by Premier League rules when they is allowed to name a 25-year-old player. team.