On 23rd June, the British public will vote on whether to remain or leave the EU. However, if the majority votes “Leave”, what will happen in football’s perspective? Across the Premier League, the Football League and the Scottish Premier League, it is reported that over 300 players will be affected because they have an EU passport. Using the 2015/16 Premier League teams as the primary examples, around 100 players will not qualify for a work permit if Britain leaves the EU, which could result in them leaving their clubs.
Who are the players that are affected? Here is a list of them, including some big names and a couple of Everton players.
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Watford)
Adam Bogdan (Liverpool)
Adama Traore (Aston Villa)
Adrian (West Ham)
Alberto Moreno (Liverpool)
Alberto Paloschi (Swansea)
Alexander Tettey (Norwich)
Ander Herrera (Manchester United)
Anders Lindegaard (West Brom)
Angel Rangel (Swansea)
Anthony Martial (Manchester United)
Artur Boruc (Bournemouth)
Ayoze Perez (Newcastle)
Bacary Sagna (Manchester City)
Bafetimbi Gomis (Swansea)
Bojan (Stoke)
Carles Gil (Aston Villa)
Cedric Soares (Southampton)
Cesar Azpilicueta (Chelsea)
Costel Pantilimon (Watford)
David de Gea (Manchester United)
Dimitri Payet (West Ham)
Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City)
Emre Can (Liverpool)
Erik Pieters (Stoke)
Etienne Capoue (Watford)
Fabio Borini (Sunderland)
Florian Thauvin (Newcastle)
Florin Gardos (Southampton)
Francis Coquelin (Arsenal)
Franck Tabanou (Swansea)
Gael Clichy (Manchester City)
Gerard Deulofeu (Everton)
Gianelli Imbula (Stoke)
Giedrius Arlauskis (Watford)
Hector Bellerin (Arsenal)
Ivo Pinto (Norwich)
Jakob Haugaard (Stoke)
Jan Kirchhoff (Sunderland)
Jesus Navas (Manchester City)
Joel Robles (Everton)
Jonas Olsson (West Brom)
Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa)
Jordan Veretout (Aston Villa)
Jordi Amat (Swansea)
Jordi Gomez (Sunderland)
Jores Okore (Aston Villa)
Jose Angel Crespo (Aston Villa)
Jose Fonte (Southampton)
Jose Manuel Jurado (Watford)
Joselu (Stoke)
Joshua King (Bournemouth)
Juan Mata (Manchester United)
Juanmi (Southampton)
Kevin Wimmer (Tottenham)
Kristoffer Nordfeldt (Swansea)
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)
Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa)
Libor Kozak (Aston Villa)
Loic Remy (Chelsea)
Lukasz Fabianski (Swansea)
Marc Muniesa (Stoke)
Marcin Wasilewski (Leicester)
Marco van Ginkel (Chelsea)
Martin Samuelsen (West Ham)
Marvin Emnes (Swansea)
Massadio Haidara (Newcastle)
Michel Vorm (Tottenham)
Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United)
Mousa Dembele (Tottenham)
Nacho Monreal (Arsenal)
Nathan Ake (Chelsea)
N’Golo Kante (Leicester)
Obbi Oulare (Watford)
Oriol Romeu (Southampton)
Patrick van Aanholt (Sunderland)
Pedro Obiang (West Ham)
Philipp Wollscheid (Stoke)
Ritchie De Laet (Leicester)
Robert Huth (Leicester)
Samir Nasri (Manchester City)
Sebastien Pocognoli (West Brom)
Serge Gnabry (Arsenal)
Siem de Jong (Newcastle)
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool)
Steven Berghuis (Watford)
Tim Krul (Newcastle)
Tony Andreu (Norwich)
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (Norwich)
Virgil van Dijk (Southampton)
Vito Mannone (Sunderland)
Vurnon Anita (Newcastle)
Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle)
Yohan Benalouane (Leicester)
Younes Kaboul (Sunderland)