Serie A: FIGC to enforce minimum of 8 "home-grown" players in 25-man squads from 2016-17

The FIGC remains in line to enforce a minimum of eight "home-grown" players within the 25-man squad of Serie A TIM clubs for the 2016-17 season, reported multiple Italian media outlets, including the sports daily Gazzetto dello Sport, on 30/05/2016. The requirement of home-grown players in the Serie A - nearly identical to the UEFA regulations for clubs participating in European Cups - was initially approved by the FIGC in November 2014.

The rules stipulate that Serie A clubs must submit a squad list of 25 players, of which at least eight must be home-grown. Home-grown players are defined as those who have trained with an Italian club for at least three years between the ages of 16 and 21. Of the eight homegrown players, at least four must be club-trained, with the other four at least "association"-trained (within Italian professional football).

Currently, there is no nationality requirement attached to the application of the home-grown rule in Italy, however the result should still overwhelming favour Italian players over foreign players. The new rules were "provisionally" in place…