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Brexit has drastically shrunk the pool of footballers available to English clubs without having any clear benefit to the prospects of homegrown talent in the Premier League.
Seldom do the Premier League’s 20 clubs get together and find common ground. Too much self-interest, a need to look after number one. / On the impact felt by Brexit, though, there is a rare united front.
Thomas Tuchel becomes first coach to fall foul to Brexit rules as former Chelsea boss forced to leave England
14/11/2022
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel will be forced to leave England next month due to Brexit rules after being sacked by the Blues in September.
Thomas Tuchel ‘forced to leave UK’ over Brexit rules but his two Chelsea assistants can stay
14/11/2022
Thomas Tuchel is ‘preparing to leave’ the United Kingdom in December due to Chelsea’s decision to sack him, according to a report.
Post-Brexit rules should be relaxed to allow English clubs to bring in more top-quality youngsters from Europe, Chelsea academy chief Neil Bath says.
Brexit complicates Leeds United deal to sign Diogo Monteiro with late January move lined up
20/01/2023
Brexit rules mean Leeds will have to wait until the final days of the January transfer window to sign Diogo Monteiro from Servette, says Joe Donnohue.
Due to FIFA rules, leaving the EU meant British clubs suddenly found themselves unable to sign the best teenage players from abroad until they turn 18. Some of Europe's top sides are taking advantage.
FIFA's Article 19 rule had established a general ban on minors transferring internationally, but made an exemption for players over the age of 16 moving within the EU.
Why Chelsea's Andrey Santos presents clearest transfer problem yet in post-Brexit reality
24/02/2023
The Brazilian prospect is still searching for a loan move because he cannot get a work permit as Premier League clubs continue to come to terms with the GBE system that has seen worldwide playing pool shrink by more than 90%.
The new visa system put in place after Brexit is a contributory factor to Premier League clubs spending record sums on transfer fees as they find it more difficult to sign players at a younger age, the league's chief executive Richard Masters said on Thursday.
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has attempted to explain why clubs in England’s top-flight are spending so much after Brexit.
“Making it difficult to trade with your biggest market is a dumb thing to do", Sir Martin Broughton said.
How Brexit relegated English football
31/03/2023
The decision to leave the EU makes it harder for young European footballers to play in the Premier League.
“At the end, they rang me to ask who Diomande was, where he’d come from. I spoke to the Arsenal scouts, who saw his videos and asked for more information. They were interested. Brexit made that situation difficult, but if it hadn’t been for that he might have gone there.”
Brexit: despatches from the downside – No 7
03/11/2023
Your weekly update from the Brexit ‘downside bunker’, chronicling the downsides, and occasional upsides, of Brexit.
Hibs international issue blamed on Brexit
22/11/2023
Former Hibs star Tam McManus believes Brexit is the reason there is such a lack of international motivation in the current squad at Easter Road.
“I was at Leicester for about three months and had been given the chance to sign there, but because of Brexit, which came into effect on January 1st, I wasn’t allowed to stay,” said Circati.
Arsenal and Manchester United could miss out on the signing of AC Milan forward Francesco Camarda, HITC understands.