The homegrown rules in the Premier League continue to be misunderstood. In fact, to even suggest a “homegrown quota” exists would be entirely incorrect, as there is no such thing.

For Arsenal, they have continued, in recent seasons, to field plenty of top English talent. In Thomas Tuchel’s squad this summer he could have several of the current crop in his World Cup squad including: Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Myles Lewis-Skelly and perhaps a return for Ben White.

However, homegrown does not just mean English; foreign stars can also count as homegrown. David Raya (Spain), William Saliba (France) and Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) are all homegrown players under Premier League rules.

The Premier League states: “A "Home Grown Player" means 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...