FA to push for cut on overseas players regardless of Brexit

• Non-homegrown players would be reduced from 17 to 13
• Clubs are anxious to avoid a struggle for work permits

The Football Association will seek to cut the number of foreign players permitted in Premier League squads, even if the United Kingdom does not leave the European Union.

The FA has drawn up proposals to deal with Brexit under which the allowance of non-homegrown players in the 25-man squads would be reduced from 17 to 13, and will pursue that course regardless.

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