Liverpool are likely to let go of 21-year-old right-back Calvin Ramsay this summer due to Premier League squad registration rules forcing a difficult decision.
Since joining from Aberdeen in 2022, the Scottish defender has made just two senior appearances. The main problem is that Ramsay does not qualify as a homegrown player.
According to onefootball.com, had Ramsay finished the season on loan at Wigan Athletic instead of Kilmarnock, he would have met the requirement of being registered with a club affiliated with the FA or FAW for three seasons before turning 21, making him homegrown eligible.
However, his choice to go on loan at Kilmarnock means he missed out on this status, despite another injury-plagued season.
In the past three seasons, Ramsay has missed 46 games due to injuries, a tough setback for a promising talent.
Premier League Rules Leave Liverpool with Limited Options
Last season, Liverpool submitted a reduced squad of 21 players, including just six homegrown players. Now, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure to Real Madrid, that figure falls to five, increasing the pressure on manager Arne Slot and the recruitment team to offload non-homegrown players and promote youth carefully.
The report points out that several Under-21 players, including Harvey Elliott, Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley, and Ramsay, will lose their youth exemption status next season.
This creates a bottleneck in the squad list, and Ramsay’s combination of injuries and non-homegrown status makes him a likely candidate for departure.
Even as a backup to new signing Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, Ramsay’s place in the squad is hard to justify.
Liverpool have also added Florian Wirtz this summer, another non-homegrown player, so if further signings such as Alexander Isak happen, squad space will need to be freed up.
Unfortunately for Ramsay, the numbers no longer work in his favor. His potential exit would allow Liverpool more flexibility in the transfer market as they continue rebuilding under their Premier League-winning manager.
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