For the Champions League group stages, AC Milan was required to submit their official squad list to UEFA, and they have named 22 List A players.
The Rossoneri were placed in a very difficult group by last week’s draw in Monaco, competing alongside PSG, the Ligue 1 winners, Borussia Dortmund, and Newcastle United, the newest Premier League force.
Milan had until noon today to submit their picks and had until midnight last night to make any adjustments, thus the picks for the upcoming six games are now set.
Below are those called, and you can read the rules explaining what List A and List B represent as well as certain picks like Mattia Caldara.
List A
1. Maignan
2. Kalulu
3. Thiaw
4. Kjaer
5. Tomori
6. Theo
7. Reijnders
8. Krunic
9. Loftus-Cheek
10. Musah
11. Adli
12. Leao
13. Chukwueze
14. Okafor
15. Pulisic
16. Giroud
17. Jovic
18. Sportiello – Italian-trained
19. Mirante – Italian-trained
20. Florenzi – Italian-trained
21. Caldara – Italian-trained
22. Calabria – Milan-trained
23. Pobega – Milan-trained
List B
– Nava
– Traore
Every club is required by UEFA to present two player lists that include information like the player’s jersey number, birthdate, and country of citizenship. Additionally, the club doctor must certify that each player on the lists has undergone a medical exam.
While List B (see more information below) must be submitted by midnight on the day before each match, List A must be submitted to the appropriate association by midnight tonight.
List A
During the season, no team may have more than 25 players on List A, with at least two of those players being goalkeepers. Eight of the 25 spots are set aside only for “locally trained players,” and no club is allowed to list more than four “association-trained players” in any one of those eight spots.
A “locally trained player” is what? Two categories exist:
1. Club-trained athletes who spent 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 or three full seasons (i.e., the time between the first and last official match of the applicable national championship) on the books of a club.
2. Association-trained players who spent 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 or three full seasons (i.e., the time between the opening and closing official games of the applicable national championship) on the books of another club in the same association.
List B
A player who was born on or after January 1, 2002 and who, at the time of UEFA registration, has been eligible to play for the club in question for any continuous period of two years since turning 15 may be listed on List B.
2. Association-trained players who spent 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 or three full seasons (i.e., the time between the opening and closing official games of the applicable national championship) on the books of another club in the same association.
List B
A player who was born on or after January 1, 2002 and who, at the time of UEFA registration, has been eligible to play for the club in question for any continuous period of two years since turning 15 may be listed on List B.