Arsenal have released their 22 man squad list along with all of the other Premier League clubs for the 2011/12 Barclays Premier League campaign. Most clubs have chosen 25 players to be in their original squad, however Arsenal as we know have a very young squad and have chosen 22 players. Each club had a deadline of 5pm on 2nd September to name a squad containing no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the Home Grown Player criteria. The remainder of their squad must be Home Grown. The home grown rule is simple, it means that if the player has been at the club for a period of 3 years or more up until his 21st birthday they can be selected in the squad. Arsenal's home grown players are Alex Song, Johan Djourou, Kieran Gibbs, Theo Walcott and Vito Mannone. All of Arsenal's new summer signings over the age of 21 are in the squad.
Here is the 22 man squad in full:
- Manuel Almunia
- Andrey Arshavin
- Mikel Arteta
- Yossi Benayoun
- Marouane Chamakh
- Abou Diaby
- Johan Djourou
- Lukasz Fabianski
- Gervinho
- Kieran Gibbs
- Laurent Koscielny
- Vito Mannone
- Per Mertesacker
- Park Chu Young
- Tomas Rosicky
- Bacary Sagna
- Andre Santos
- Alex Song
- Sebastian Squillaci
- Robin Van Persie
- Thomas Vermaelen
- Theo Walcott
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| Theo Walcott - One of Arsenal's homegrown players |
Of course players under the age of 21 can also play but do not have to be part of that 22 men squad which means players such as Szczesny, Wilshere, Ramsey, Frimpong, Jenkinson, Coquelin, Miyaichi, Miquel and others may also play in Barclays Premier League matches for the 2011/12 season.
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