As the Gunners prepare for the second half of the season, the full Premier League squad has been announced.
Arsenal’s full Premier League squad has been confirmed for the second half of the season as they look to make history by winning the Premier League title. The Gunners sit at the top of the league at the halfway point, impressing many with their performances along the way too.
They are far from over the line though, with plenty of twists and turns left in the tale, even with their large points gap over second-place Manchester City. January offered the perfect chance to bolster the squad depth for the challenge ahead, adding three new names to the side.
Leandro Trossard joined from Brighton in a £21million move with Jakub Kiwior following shortly after from Spezia. With the need for some extra legs in midfield, Jorginho made the deadline day switch from rivals Chelsea to complete the business conducted by the north London outfit.
As expected, all three are registered in the final 25-man squad for the Premier League, meaning they are all eligible to play for the rest of the campaign. However, many may have noticed two notable absences in Bukayo Saka and William Saliba from the final 25-man list.
The pair have been undroppable this season and many would question as to why they aren’t included in the registered squad. That is because they count as under-21 players, meaning they can feature for the squad without being in the main list of registered senior players and opening up a spare slot as a result.
With the pair now 21 years old, it’s a trick that the Gunners won’t be able to pull off in the next year, however it has allowed them to add extra players to the squad for now.
Full Arsenal 25 Squad players (*Home grown)Gabriel Magalhães, Mohamed Elneny, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Viera, Jorginho, Rob Holding*, George Lewis, Jakub Kiwior, Reiss Nelson*, Eddie Nketiah, Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Aaron Ramsdale*, Matt Smith*, Emile Smith Rowe*, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Leandro Trossard, Matt Turner, Ben White, Granit Xhaka, Oleksandr Zinchenko.
src: www.football.london
