Without getting too far ahead and even if UEFA cannot yet make it official, Stade Brestois will compete in the knockout phase of the Champions League. If this qualification, barring a disaster scenario, does not bode well for the Brest transfer window this winter (from January 1 to February 3, 2025), the Finistère club will, if necessary, have to respect several rules established by the European confederation.
Already, potential recruits from Brest will not be able to participate in the matches against Shakhtar Donetsk (January 22) nor against Real Madrid (January 29) because “no player is authorized to play for more than one club in the Champions League at the during a single season”, provides Article 30, paragraph 5, of the UEFA regulations.
“A maximum of three new players”
Except that these regulations change at the end of the eight days of the league phase and before the play-offs or round of 16. “Before the start of the knockout stage, a club may register a maximum of three new qualified players for the remaining matches of the current competition. These registrations must be made until February 6, 2025 at the latest. » These players “from the aforementioned quota may have been aligned for another club during the qualifying phase, during the play-off matches or during the league phase of the Champions League”, specifies UEFA.
So in the event that Stade Brestois recruits a player who has already participated in the C1 this season, it will only be able to play him from February or March in the European Cup. Finally, this list must again respect the rules already laid down for the league phase. “If the registration of these new players results in the number of players on list A being exceeded (25 players), the club must remove from this list the necessary number of players already registered so that list A once again includes 25 players. The contingent of “locally trained players” must be respected when registering new players. »
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