PIF is contemplating a transfer U-turn, which could result in Newcastle United being penalised by UEFA regulations in 2025-26. Newcastle was only the second team in the past decade to lose out on European football, despite finishing in the top seven of the Premier League, last season.
The Magpies were ultimately denied a Conference League berth as a result of Manchester United’s eighth-place finish and FA Cup victory. However, they are assured of a spot in the Conference League for the upcoming season, as they emerged victorious in the Carabao Cup at Wembley Stadium last month.
Newcastle are presently sixth in the Premier League table, one point behind the top five with a game in hand. However, they have loftier aspirations. Sixth place is anticipated to suffice for Europa League qualification, as fifth place is anticipated to suffice to qualify for the Champions League next season under the revised UEFA regulations.
Depending on the results of the FA Cup, seventh place may also suffice to qualify for the competition.However, Newcastle is once again poised to be penalised by UEFA’s squad regulations, as they were the previous season when they participated in the Champions League.
In 2025-26, Newcastle United will be punishable by UEFA’s squad regulations. Newcastle was unable to field a complete 25-man senior squad during their participation in the Champions League last season. In order to complete the squad’s full quota of 25, a minimum of four of the eight indigenous players must undergo “club training.” A club’s squad sizes will be reduced if they are unable to fulfil the indigenous or club-trained player quotas.
In order to play in the Premier League next season, players born on or after January 1, 2004, such as Lewis Hall and Lewis Miley, would not be required to be included in Newcastle’s 25-man squad. However, they would need to be included on their UEFA squad list. In order for participants to be eligible to participate in a match,
they must submit an unlimited number of names for ‘List B’ by midnight the day before the match. The absence of club-trained first-team players in Newcastle’s squad is the source of their problem. A club-trained player is a player who was on the club’s roster for three complete seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 and is over the age of 21. Sean Longstaff is the sole first-team player who currently qualifies for that classification.
Joe White, a midfielder, is also included in that category; however, he is presently on loan at MK Dons. Newcastle’s squad list is expected to be restricted once more, as they will be unable to include four players who have been trained at the club in their UEFA squad list for the upcoming season. However, it may also necessitate a shift in perspective regarding transfers.
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