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@pavluska
As far as i know HG rule include 8 players in 25 players squad.
4 who played from the age of 15 to 21 in italy.
4 who came from the club academy and played in the club or loaned from the age of 15 to 21.
I have no info if they must be italian national.
Yeah, I know about the HG rules, but U21 players don't count towards the max 25 squad size rule. You can have as many U21 players as you want.
Berardi won't count as U21 even if age is considered from start of season (July) and not when the squad is submitted. Unlike U21 NT's, when they say U21, they mean under the age of 21, not 21 or below.
The four Italy HG don't have to be Italian (EU rules prevented Tavecchio to make it Italy-specific). Just trained in Italy for three years before they turn 21. And we have plenty of them.
The rules changes:
- Max of 25 non-U21 players in the squad
- No limit for U21 players
- 8 non-U21 players have to be Italy HG
- 4 of the 8 have to be club HG
- Non-EU players who haven't had 3+ years of pro contract can't be signed now (rules out signing 15/16 yo's from South America and Africa)
- And something about youth players can't be signed as EU unless they've had 4+ years of Italian residency
They're perfect as far as Italy NT and Serie A are concerned.
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English?!
@pavluska
As far as i know HG rule include 8 players in 25 players squad.
4 who played from the age of 15 to 21 in italy.
4 who came from the club academy and played in the club or loaned from the age of 15 to 21.
I have no info if they must be italian national.
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If we are going to keep playing 352 then yes we need one and binatia is a good option.
Are you sure? Don't think loan counts. And 21 doesn't count, otherwise Pogba would count as a club HG player.