West Ham, Watford against FA bid to cap foreign player quotas
REUTERS- The English Football Association’s plan to cap the number of overseas players at Premier League clubs has run into opposition from West Ham United and Watford.
The FA has proposed reducing the number of foreign players in each Premier League squad to 12 from 17 after Britain leaves the European Union in an attempt to boost the number of home grown players in the English top-flight.
If the proposal goes through, 12 of the league’s 20 clubs will have to reduce the number of overseas players in their squads, though the FA contends this will not result in a net fall in the total number of overseas players in the league.
FA chief executive Martin Glenn explained the proposal at Premier League shareholders meeting, but West Ham United co-chairman David Gold told the Daily Telegraph there was no evidence to support the governing body’s view.
“Why would you change it?” Gold asked.“we have to do some further investigation and make sure we have all of the details. There’s no evidence so to speak to support (Glenn’s) proposal.”