Arsenal announce 22-man Premier League squad with Sterling, Calafiori and Merino added
Arsenal have announced their Premier League squad for the 2024/25 season.
In accordance with the September 14 deadline, Arsenal have confirmed their squad for the campaign with Mikel Arteta now knowing without uncertainty who he can choose from, depending on availability of course, to try and claim the title and steal it from Manchester City’s tough grip. The club had to name a 25-man squad, within it could not contain any more than 17 non-homegrown players.
As per regulations, to be considered homegrown, players need to have been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Welsh FA for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21.
Premier League rules state: “An Under 21 player is defined as one who is under the age of 21 on 1st January in the year in which the season commences and are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. As a result, for the 2024/25 campaign, Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2003.”
Arsenal confirmed squad numbers
2. William Saliba*
3. Kieran Tierney
4. Ben White*
5. Thomas Partey
6. Gabriel Magalhaes
7. Bukayo Saka*
8. Martin Odegaard
9. Gabriel Jesus
11. Gabriel Martinelli*
12. Jurrien Timber
15. Jakub Kiwior
17. Oleksandr Zinchenko
18. Takehiro Tomiyasu
19. Leandro Trossard
20. Jorginho
22. David Raya*
23. Mikel Merino
29. Kai Havertz
30. Raheem Sterling*
32. Neto
33. Riccardo Calafiori
41. Declan Rice*
*denotes homegrown
