Football.London’s Alasdair Gold has cleared up the confusion surrounding Matt Doherty’s ‘homegrown’ status, amid reports of the right-back’s rumoured move to Tottenham.
The Wolves star reportedly returned from a holiday in Sardinia on Thursday and is expected to complete his switch to the Lilywhites before joining the Republic of Ireland squad.
Gold reports that Spurs have already reached their maximum allotted number of ‘non-homegrown’ players allowed by UEFA (17) after the capture of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
UEFA and the FA both define the homegrown status quite differently, with the FA requiring a player to be registered “with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football As...
