Newcastle United confirm 25-man Premier League squad – midfielder left out
Newcastle United have confirmed their 25-man squad for the first-half of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign following a summer of incomings and outgoings.
All top-flight clubs are required to submit squad lists of no more than 25 players, with no more than 17 who do not fulfil the home-grown player criteria, to cover the period until the end of the winter transfer window in January. The deadline was Friday, September 13.
It was difficult start to the summer for the Magpies after being forced to offload both Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh to Nottingham Forest and Brighton & Hove Albion, respectively, in order to comply with Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and avoid a points deduction.
As part of PSR/ Anderson agreement with Forest, United signed Odysseas Vlachodimos for an undisclosed fee and confirmed the arrival of another goalkeeper in John Ruddy, who signed a one-year contract following his release from Birmingham City.
Lewis Hall’s loan move from Chelsea was made permanent for an initial £28million while Lloyd Kelly joined on a free transfer from AFC Bournemouth. And when Will Osula – a back-up striker to Alexander Isak and Callum Wilson – arrived from Sheffield United for £15million on August 8, few could have imagined that would be the club’s final signing of the summer.
Newcastle sanctioned further exits with the likes of Harrison Ashby, Joe White and Jamal Lewis leaving on loan. Meanwhile, Ryan Fraser has re-joined Southampton on a permanent basis.
Isaac Hayden has, so far, been unable to find a new club. To little surprise, the former Arsenal midfielder has been left out of the squad after first being frozen out of the first-team picture two years ago.
Here’s the 25-man squad that has been been submitted to the Premier League.
Note: Players born on or after January 1, 2003 do not need to be named in a Premier League 25-man squad and no more than 17 players who do not fill the homegrown player criteria can be included.
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