Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag and his recruitment team have added to their options this season with four deadline day arrivals. And the Dutchman must now work out how to whittle down his players into a 25-man squad for submission to the Premier League.
After previously snapping-up Andre Onana, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund for a combined £180million outlay, United continued to bolster their numbers before the 11pm cut-off. Swoops for Altay Bayindir and Sergio Reguilon, who joined on-loan from Tottenham, were confirmed on Friday morning.
United then finally reached a breakthrough with Fiorentina to sign Sofyan Amrabat on loan. His signature will cost them €10million with an option-to-buy added to that agreement. Jonny Evans also signed a contract, penning a one-year deal having joined United earlier this summer to train with the Reds following his release by Leicester City.
Under the current guidelines, clubs are allowed to name up to 25 players in their Premier League squad after the transfer window shuts on September 1. However, teams cannot include more than 17 non-homegrown players on their respective lists, while the remaining players must be homegrown.
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A homegrown player is defined as "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 which he turns 21)."
Additionally, clubs are able to name
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