Britain has voted to leave the European Union after a country-wide referendum saw the Brexit campaign take a majority of just under 52 per cent. The
ramifications are a long way from being worked out, but the ability for
anyone from within the EU to come and work in the UK will surely change
- and that could include some top football stars from the Premier
League.
Research has revealed that 108 Premier League
players from the top flight would NOT have been able to sign for their
clubs had Britain not been part of the union when they arrived.
Looking at the top two divisions in England and Scotland that figure rises to 332 players.
Players who don't have the requisite number of competitive
international caps would not have attained an automatic visa to work in
the UK and could have been prevented from making their transfers.
Under
current employment rules, any player with an EU passport is free to
play in the UK without restriction, while those from outside Europe must
meet specific Home Office criteria which depends on how many
international appearances they have made and where their country sits in
the FIFA rankings.
Here is a full breakdown of the players who played in the Premier
League last season who would not have been eligible to sign for their
clubs had Britain not been in the EU when they joined...
| Team Name | Player | Country | Goals scored | Assists |
| Aston Villa | Libor Kozak | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Adama Traore | Spain | 0 | 1 |
| Aston Villa | Carles Gil | Spain | 2 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Charles N'Zogbia | France | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Jordan Veretout | France | 0 | 5 |
| Aston Villa | Jordan Amavi | France | 0 | 2 |
| Aston Villa | Jores Okore | Denmark | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Aly Cissokho | France | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | Leandro Bacuna | Netherlands | 1 | 0 |
| Total: | 9 | | 3 | 8 |
| Arsenal | Francis Coquelin | France | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Mathieu Flamini | France | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Mikel Arteta | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Hector Bellerin | Spain | 0 | 5 |
| Arsenal | Nacho Monreal | Spain | 0 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Tomas Rosicky | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Laurent Koscielny | France | 3 | 0 |
| Arsenal | Serge Gnabry | Germany | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 8 | | 3 | 8 |
| Bournemouth | Artur Boruc | Poland | 0 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | Sylvain Distin | France | 0 | 0 |
| Bournemouth | Joshua King | Norway | 5 | 1 |
| Total: | 3 | | 5 | 1 |
| Chelsea | Loic Remy | France | 3 | 0 |
| Chelsea | Kurt Zouma | Belgium | 2 | 1 |
| Chelsea | Marco Amelia | Italy | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 3 | | 5 | 1 |
| Crystal Palace | Brede Hangeland | Norway | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 1 | | 0 | 0 |
| Everton | Gerard Deulofeu | Spain | 2 | 8 |
| Everton | Joel Robles | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2 | | 2 | 8 |
| Leicester City | N'Golo Kante | France | 1 | 3 |
| Leicester City | Marcin Wasilewski | Poland | 1 | 0 |
| Leicester City | Robert Huth | Germany | 3 | 0 |
| Total: | 3 | | 5 | 3 |
| Liverpool | Emre Can | Germany | 2 | 1 |
| Liverpool | Alberto Moreno | Spain | 0 | 2 |
| Liverpool | Jose Enrique | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Adam Bogdan | Hungary | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Simon Mignolet | Belgium | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Dejan Louvren | Croatia | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Mamadou Sakho | France | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Tiago Ilori | Portugal | 0 | 0 |
| Liverpool | Joao Carlos Teixeira | Portugal | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 9 | | 2 | 3 |
| Manchester City | Jesús Navas | Spain | 0 | 5 |
| Manchester City | Bacary Sagna | France | 0 | 3 |
| Manchester City | Eliaquim Mangala | France | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester City | Gaël Clichy | France | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 4 | | 0 | 9 |
| Manchester United | Anthony Martial | France | 12 | 3 |
| Manchester United | Ander Herrera | Spain | 4 | 2 |
| Manchester United | Adnan Januzaj | Belgium | 1 | 1 |
| Manchester United | David de Gea | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Manchester United | Morgan Schneiderlin | France | 1 | 0 |
| Manchester United | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 6 | | 18 | 6 |
| Newcastle United | Ayoze Pérez | Spain | 6 | 2 |
| Newcastle United | Gabriel Obertan | France | 0 | 1 |
| Newcastle United | Siem de Jong | Netherlands | 1 | 1 |
| Newcastle United | Vurnon Anita | Netherlands | 0 | 1 |
| Newcastle United | Yoan Gouffran | France | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | Tim Krul | Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | Emmanuel Riviere | France | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | Sylvian Marveaux | France | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | Massadio Haidara | France | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 9 | | 7 | 5 |
| Norwich City | Alexander Tettey | Norway | 2 | 0 |
| Norwich City | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | Belgium | 0 | 2 |
| Norwich City | Martin Olsson | Sweden | 0 | 2 |
| Norwich City | Ivo Pinto | Portugal | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 4 | | 2 | 4 |
| Southampton | Juanmi | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Southampton | Oriol Romeu | Spain | 2 | 0 |
| Southampton | Jose Fonte | Portugal | 2 | 0 |
| Southampton | Virgil van Dijk | Netherlands | 3 | 0 |
| Southampton | Maarten Stekelenburg | Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Southampton | Florin Gardos | Romania | 0 | 0 |
| Southampton | Jordy Clasie | Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 7 | | 7 | 0 |
| Stoke City | Bojan | Spain | 5 | 1 |
| Stoke City | Joselu | Spain | 4 | 1 |
| Stoke City | Erik Pieters | Netherlands | 0 | 1 |
| Stoke City | Marc Muniesa | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Stoke City | Philipp Wollscheid | Germany | 0 | 0 |
| Stoke City | Jakob Haugaard | Denmark | 0 | 0 |
| Stoke City | Ibrahim Afellay | Netherlands | 2 | 2 |
| Stoke City | Giannelli Imbula | France | 1 | 0 |
| Stoke City | Dionatan Teixeira | Slovakia | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 9 | | 12 | 5 |
| Sunderland | Fabio Borini | Italy | 3 | 1 |
| Sunderland | Ola Toivonen | Sweden | 1 | 2 |
| Sunderland | Yann M'Vila | France | 1 | 3 |
| Sunderland | Patrick van Aanholt | Netherlands | 3 | 2 |
| Sunderland | Younes Kaboul | France | 0 | 1 |
| Sunderland | Vito Mannone | Italy | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Jan Kirchhoff | Germany | 0 | 0 |
| Sunderland | Jeremain Lens | Netherlands | 3 | 2 |
| Total: | 8 | | 11 | 11 |
| Swansea City | Bafétimbi Gomis | France | 6 | 0 |
| Swansea City | Angel Rangel | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Swansea City | Jordi Amat | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Swansea City | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | Sweden | 0 | 0 |
| Swansea City | Leroy Fer | Netherlands | 0 | 2 |
| Swansea City | Alberto Paloschi | Italy | 1 | 0 |
| Total: | 6 | | 7 | 2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Kevin Wimmer | Austria | 0 | 0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Michel Vorm | Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 2 | | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Mario Suarez | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Jose Manuel Jurado | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Obbi Oulare | Belgium | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Jose Holebas | Greece | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Etienne Capoue | France | 0 | 1 |
| Watford | Nathan Aké | Netherlands | 1 | 0 |
| Watford | Steven Berghuis | Nethelands | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Joel Ekstrand | Sweden | 0 | 0 |
| Watford | Costel Pantilimon | Romania | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 9 | | 1 | 1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Jonas Olsson | Sweden | 1 | 1 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Sébastien Pocognoli | Belgium | 0 | 1 |
| Total: | 2 | | 1 | 2 |
| West Ham United | Dimitri Payet | France | 11 | 8 |
| West Ham United | Pedro Obiang | Spain | 0 | 1 |
| West Ham United | Angelo Ogbonna | Italy | 1 | 0 |
| West Ham United | Adrian | Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Total: | 4 | | 12 | 9 |
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