Liverpool name 24-man Premier League squad as Federico Chiesa decision made and two left out
Liverpool have announced their 24-man Premier League squad for the first half of the season, which includes Federico Chiesa, Rhys Williams, Calvin Ramsay, and Fabian Mrozek—all of whom were omitted from the club's Champions League squad. Rio Ngumoha and Giovanni Leoni, who were part of the European roster, have been left out of the Premier League selection.
Despite their exclusion from the senior squad, Ngumoha and Leoni remain eligible to play in the Premier League this season as they qualify as Under-21s players. However, UEFA regulations differ, and neither player meets the criteria for 'List B' status in European competitions due to insufficient time at the club.
Williams and Mrozek, along with Conor Bradley, Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, and Freddie Woodman, fill homegrown slots in the squad. Liverpool still have one vacant homegrown berth, which would have been occupied by Marc Guehi had his transfer from Crystal Palace not fallen through at the last minute.
Chiesa and Ramsay take the final two overseas spots in the squad, replacing Ngumoha and Leoni. Despite their inclusion, Williams, Ramsay, and Mrozek are unlikely to feature in manager Arne Slot's first-team plans this season and are instead training with the Under-21s side.
In addition to the main squad, Liverpool have registered several Under-21s players, including Stefan Bajcetic, Luke Chambers, Jayden Danns, Kaide Gordon, Trent Kone-Doherty, Amara Nallo, Trey Nyoni, Calum Scanlon, and new signings Armin Pecsi and Will Wright, all of whom are eligible for selection if needed.
The full squad is as follows: Goalkeepers—Alisson, Mamardashvili, Woodman*, Mrozek*; Defenders—Gomez*, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez, Bradley*, Robertson, Frimpong*, Williams*, Ramsay; Midfielders—Endo, Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Jones*, Gravenberch; Forwards—Isak, Salah, Chiesa, Gakpo, Ekitike. Select Under-21s players: Bajcetic, Chambers, Danns, Gordon, Kone-Doherty, Leoni, Nallo, Ngumoha, Nyoni, Pecsi, Scanlon, Wright.
