Why is Noni Madueke homegrown within the Premier League however not in Europe?

Arsenal new signing Noni Madueke is a homegrown player with the Premier League but not in European football as he spent part of his youth development at Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.

At the start of the 2024-25 season, Madueke – then a Chelsea player – was not listed as a homegrown player by the Premier League.

But his status has since been resolved after being flagged.

In situations where a player has not been automatically listed as homegrown, the Premier League monitors and updates a player’s status on a case-by-case basis.

Madueke, 23, is considered homegrown as he spent seven years in youth academies affiliated with the Football Association prior to joining PSV Eindhoven as a 16-year-old.

Uefa’s definition states a player must have been trained by their club or another club in the same national association for at least three years between the ages of 15 and 21.

The rules are slightly different in the Premier League, which defines someone as homegrown if they have been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or its Welsh counterpart for three full seasons before their 21st birthday.

Madueke, who was born in 2002, started his youth career at Crystal Palace (2011-2014) before joining Tottenham Hotspur (2014-2019).

He moved to Dutch Eredivisie side PSV in 2018 and remained there until 2023, when he joined Chelsea.

He is therefore not a homegrown player in Uefa competitions despite being an England international.

Players of different nationalities can be regarded as ‘homegrown’ because of the time they have spent at English or Welsh clubs before the age of 21.

Chelsea newcomer Joao Pedro is classed as a homegrown player as he spent time at Watford between the ages of 18 and 21.

For Premier League clubs, at least eight players must be homegrown out of a squad of 25.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.