What Tottenham's non-homegrown player numbers mean for Fabio Paratici and summer transfer plans

Much is expected of Tottenham Hotspur in the transfer market as Antonio Conte looks to bring in some key additions to help the team kick on to the next level. Completing the arrival of Ivan Perisic on a free transfer from Inter Milan on Tuesday, more arrivals are set to follow in the coming weeks as the Lilywhites prepare for a huge season in N17.

Certainly needing reinforcements with Conte having a lack of options to choose from off the bench in games during the final few months of the term, Spurs have plenty to do regarding both incomings and outgoings. There needs to be a balance to what the club do in the transfer market, however, as teams have a set of rules to meet when in comes to naming a squad both in the Premier League and the Champions League.

Tottenham have had plenty of problems with this in the past, with both Mauricio Pochettino and Jose Mourinho having to leave out players in Europe due to the club exceeding the required amount. So where do things stand at present in terms of Tottenham's non-homegrown and homegrown numbers in the Premier League and Champions League? takes a look.

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Once the Premier League transfer window closes for business on Thursday, September 1, clubs will, as ever, need to submit a 25-man playing squad for the 2022/23 campaign. Rules state that no more than 17 overseas players can be named as part of the squad, with the remaining eight places available to homegrown players.

Teams also name a separate Under-21s list for the season, which in turn does free up gaps in the 25-man squad for many clubs as Under-21 players don't have to be included on the main list. Following the closure of the