Brexit and the Premier League: What changes will there be? Which clubs will be affected most?

New rules proposed by the Premier League could see clubs ensure half of their first-team squads consist of 'homegrown' talent, in measures proposed by the Football Association.

Clubs are currently allowed 17 'non-homegrown' players in a 25-man squad but the FA proposal, as reported by The Times, would see that reduced to 12.

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To qualify as 'homegrown', a player must have spent three years at an English or Welsh club between the ages of 16 and 21. A player can be born overseas, so the likes of Manchester United pair Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba qualify after spending their younger years in England.

However, even England internationals can fail the specifications, as Tottenham found with Eric Dier after the defender-turned-midfielder emigrated to Portugal with his family aged seven.

Which teams will be hit hardest?

Currently five teams have maxed out their foreign quota of 17; Manchester City, Tottenham, Brighton, Huddersfield and Watford.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Fulham and West Ham boast 16. Arsenal have 15, followed by Manchester United and Newcastle on 14.

Which teams will be least affected?

Bournemouth have the fewest 'non-homegrown' players with just five of their 25 not meeting the requirements. Burnley have six and Cardiff have seven.

What has the reaction been?

While nothing has been confirmed regarding any rule changes by the FA or Premier League, West Ham co-chairman David Gold has already spoken out.

Foreign player count in Premier League

17: Brighton, Huddersfield, Manchester City, Tottenham, Watford

16: Chelsea, Fulham, Liverpool, West Ham

15: Arsenal

14: Manchester United, Newcastle

13: Leicester

12: Crystal Palace, Wolves

11: Southampton

10: Everton

7: Cardiff

6: Burnley

5: Bournemouth

"Why would you change it? We have to do some further investigation and make sure that we have all of the details," he said.

"There is no evidence so to speak to support his proposal. They are looking into it and we are looking into it. If we can help them. We are very supportive of English football. We want it to be successful.

"But we don't want to be doing things that isn't going to work. We have got to look at the options and look at the evidence."

Watford's operation director Glyn Evans said: "We want to keep the status quo. We want it [home-grown players]to stay as it is. It's a bit like the Brexit negotiations – there's a bit going on here, a bit going on there. We are not at that position, we are in dialogue with the football authorities.

"Just look at the Government's Brexit position, you just have to wait and see. We will continue to try and sign the best of the best to maintain the Premier League as being the best league in the world, a global British brand that delivers significant revenue to this country.

"Anyone who is currently here can carry on being here."