After trying to expand and improve last year’s squad to cope with all the competitions in which it will be involved, Inter has concluded their movements in the transfer market with Tomas Palacios. The nerazzurri, in developing their strategy, have had to take into account several factors: the Serie A lists, the UEFA lists, the non-EU slots, and the settlement agreement. Let’s try to bring some order and take stock of what Inter can do and what it can’t do according to the different regulations.

### Serie A list and UEFA list

All teams are required to submit a squad of 25 players to be used in the league and UEFA competitions. Both lists have constraints to adhere to.

– You can register an unlimited number of Under 22 players (born after January 1, 2002 do not occupy slots).

– At least 8 must be “players trained in Italy” (therefore belonging to the national academy) and of these eight at least 4 must be “players trained in the club.”

Players “trained in Italy” and “trained in the club” are those players who have been registered on a definitive basis (even if later loaned out) for at least three complete seasons in Italy, regardless of their country of birth, between the season they turn 15 and the season they turn 21.

The scenario is similar regarding the UEFA lists, but with some decisive differences to consider:

– Under 22 do not count unless they have been part of the club for two consecutive years from the 15th year onwards and are then placed on list B.

– UEFA interprets differently the player who grew up in the club’s academy, so if they have been on loan during the three years of reference, they are not counted as part of the club’s academy. We explain this with a specific case: Inter purchased Bastoni from Atalanta and then loaned him out for two years. For Serie A, he is still considered part of the Inter academy, but for UEFA, he is considered part of the Italy academy.

If there are not enough players to complete the squad according to the constraints, the available spots are reduced. Examples: if Inter has 25 players to include in the squad, but only two players from the Nerazzurri academy, the 25 spots are reduced to 23 players that can be included. Very simple.

### Current situation of Inter’s squad for the 2024/2025 season:

1. Sommer – Others – Others
2. Martinez – Others – Others
3. Di Gennaro – Inter Academy – Inter Academy
4. Darmian – Italy Academy – Italy Academy
5. Bastoni – Inter Academy – Italy Academy
6. de Vrij – Others – Others
7. Acerbi – Italy Academy – Italy Academy
8. Bisseck – Others – Others
9. Pavard – Others – Others
10. Palacios – Others – Others
11. Frattesi – Italy Academy – Italy Academy
12. Dimarco – Inter Academy – Inter Academy
13. Asllani – Under 22 – Italy Academy
14. Zielinski – Italy Academy – Italy Academy
15. Barella – Italy Academy – Italy Academy
16. Buchanan – Others – Others
17. Calhanoglu – Others – Others
18. Carlos Augusto – Others – Others
19. Dumfries – Others – Others
20. Mkhitaryan – Others – Others
21. Arnautovic – Others – Others
22. Lautaro Martinez – Others – Others
23. Thuram – Others – Others
24. Taremi – Others – Others
25. Correa – Others – Others

Based on the parameters set by Serie A:

– 5 Italy Academy (Acerbi, Darmian, Zielinski, Frattesi, Barella);
– 3 Inter Academy (Bastoni, Dimarco, Di Gennaro).

Therefore, Inter is compliant with the constraints imposed by Serie A, but they need to register a squad of 24 players.

For the Champions League list, the situation is slightly different:

– Asllani is not on list B for UEFA and is classified under Italy Academy;
– Bastoni, as mentioned for UEFA, is considered part of Italy Academy and not Inter Academy.

This means that based on UEFA parameters, Inter has:

– 7 Italy Academy (Frattesi, Acerbi, Darmian, Barella, Zielinski, Bastoni, Asllani);
– 2 Inter Academy (Dimarco, Di Gennaro).

Therefore, the available spots are reduced from 25 to 23.

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