FA cracking down on work permits

The FA will push English clubs to unearth their own Harry Kane next season by making it harder for foreign players to secure work permits this summer.

Stricter rules, approved by the home office on Friday, will come into force from May 1 and intend to reduce the number of non-EU players in the Premier League, who are seen as blocking English talent.

FA chairman Greg Dyke also wants to persuade the Premier League to drop the number of non-home grown players allowed in a 25-man squad from 17 to 13 and to adjust the definition of ‘home grown’ so that players only qualify if they are registered for three years prior to turning 18, rather than 21.