14 Jun 2020 09:08:56
Hello Eds. You've mentioned the quota for non "home grown" players in a few posts recently and it becoming a difficulty for Liverpool. Can you explain the rule and Liverpool's current position in relation to it please?

{Ed002's Note - The 25 man squad can contain a maximum of 17 non Home Grown players over 21 in it. Liverpool is up to the limit if you consider the likes of Karius and Grujic returning - so players need to be sold or loaned out before others can be added. Alexander-Arnold adds a complexity as he will be taking up a full squad place for the first time next season as well - but he can take the place of Clyne. Right now Liverpool has the following non HG players in the squad:
Adrian
Alisson
Fabinho
Firmino
Grujic
Karius
Keita
Lovren
Mane
Matip
Minimino
Origi
Robertson
Salah
Shaqiri
Van Dijk
Wijnaldum}

1.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 10:08:44
Out of that list I can see maybe 5 of them sold or loaned out. If we can get a deal on Coutinho I'd take him back as I think he will want to prove his worth.

{Ed002's Note - Which five?}

2.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 10:17:08
Coutinho made his bed and he can lie in it. We’ve gone on to win the Champions League and Premier League without him.

3.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 11:22:52
Morning eds2.
Have we received all the money owed to us from Barcelona for coutinho?
Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - The final payment that Liverpool will get arrives this month.}

4.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 11:37:01
Ed002, I think the following could be sold, loaned or free to leave,

Adrian
Grujic
Karius
Lovren
Origi
Shaqiri.

{Ed002's Note - The club want Adrian to stay. There is not guarantee that Grujic will get a WP and the club will be open to sell and talks have already happened between his agent and Lazio. The club will look to sell Karius. The chance to sell Lovren has diminished in the last 10 days. There have been no efforts to sell Origi. Liverpool had the opportunity to use Shaqiri in a part exchange deal plus money - but that is on the back burner for now.}

5.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 11:59:14
Can liverpool just not register a player in their squad if they don't want to? So they wouldn't take a non hg place?

{Ed002's Note - Sure - but why would they do that as they would be paying a player who would be unable to play?}

6.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 11:50:32
Morning ed, Karius I doubt very much will take up a place in the squad next season. Shaqiri will be sold and maybe Lovren. This will allow us to make a couple of purchases if funds allow.

7.) 14 Jun 2020
14 Jun 2020 18:44:07
I dis not know that Scots were not home grown. I know they have their own league, but assumes we were all one nation so all home grown. What about the Welsh? Would be hard if Cardiff or Swansea had to have all Welsh players for their home grown quota 😂.

{Ed002's Note - It is The FA of England and Wales. Scotland have their own FA.}

8.) 15 Jun 2020
15 Jun 2020 11:32:46
Would the ruling on extra subs get passed and continue into next season would there be an option to extend a squad size by a couple of spaces to accommodate?

{Ed002's Note - The ruling right now only relates to this season and why would the squad size need to increase?}