Chelsea was handed a two-year transfer ban by FIFA ahead of the summer transfer window last year.
Frank Lampard was forced to use the player already on their books.
Following that, the Blues have earned themselves a reputation of handing young English talents to have a key role in the Premier League.
Mason Mount, Fikayo Tomori, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Ross Barkley, Tammy Abraham are key players for Chelsea and they are all English.
However, Chelsea are not the team with the most number of English players on their ranks.
Here is the list of Amount of English players used by Premier League clubs in 2019/20
- Bournemouth – 15 players
2= Burnley – 12 players
2= Manchester United – 12 players
2= Sheffield United – 12 players
5= Aston Villa – 10 players
5= West Ham – 10 players
7= Everton – 9 players
7= Leicester – 9 players
7= Southampton – 9 players
7= Tottenham – 9 players
11= Arsenal – 8 players
11= Crystal Palace – 8 players
11= Liverpool – 8 players
11= Newcastle – 8 players
11= Watford – 8 players
11= Chelsea – 8 players
- Brighton – 6 players
- Norwich – 5 players
19= Man City – 4 players
19= Wolves – 4 players
Source:
talkSport
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