I did a little research, and found that PSG can add three players to the list for the UCL (see https://fr.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0284-18c99d8fd11a-fb22f6330997-1000–ligue-des-champions-quels-joueurs-peuvent-la-disputer-le-reg/ with your favorite translation tool). The restrictions on categories still apply, so the weird flex in september of placing Nuno Mendes and WZE on the A list instead of the B list is probably going to be changed. Here is the current list :

* 1. Keylor Navas
* 2. Achraf Hakimi
* 3. Presnel Kimpembe
* 4. Manuel Ugarte
* 5. Marquinhos
* 7. Kylian Mbappé
* 8. Fabian Ruiz
* 9. Gonçalo Ramos
* 10. Ousmane Dembélé
* 11. Marco Asensio
* 15. Danilo Pereira
* 17. Vitinha
* 19. Kang In Lee
* 21. Lucas Hernandez
* 23. Randal Kolo Muani
* 25. Nuno Mendes
* 26. Nordi Mukiele
* 28. Carlos Soler
* 29. Bradley Barcola
* 30. Alexandre Letellier
* 33. Warren Zaïre-Emery
* 37. Milan Skriniar
* 80. Arnau Tenas
* 99. Gianluigi Donnarumma

Or with the categories :

* Quota for players from PSG academy (4) : Letellier, Kimpembe, Mbappé, Warren Zaïre-Emery
* Quota for players from French academies (4) : Mukiele, Kolo Muani, Dembélé, Barcola
* Players outside of the quota (16 out of 17 possible) : Navas, Donnarumma, Hakimi, Skriniar, Marquinhos, Hernandez, Danilo, Vitinha, Ugarte, Fabian Ruiz, Soler, Lee, Ramos, Asensio, Tenas, Mendes

So we basically only have one place left, for a player who can be from outside France. This is definitely going to be Beraldo.

With WZE and Nuno on the B list we could add two other players without any issue. Thankfully, this has been defined in the rules of the competition:

> Article 46 Subsequent registration

46.01
> As of the round of 16, a club may register a maximum of three new eligible players for the remaining matches in the current competition. Such registration must be completed by 2 February 2024 (24.00CET) at the latest. This deadline cannot be extended.

46.02
> Any or all of the players from the above quota of three may have been fielded for another club in the qualifying phase, play-offs or group stage of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.

46.03
> If the registration of such new players causes the number of players on List A to exceed 25, the club must remove the necessary number of currently registered players to reduce the squad to 25 players again. The quota of the “locally trained players” must be respected when registering new players. Newly registered players must wear set numbers.

So Nuno could go to the B list and free a spot for someone coming from outside France. Kimpembe will certainly stay as he would free a spot for an older player formed at PSG, and I see none willing to come this winter. Same goes for WZE. Skriniar can also be removed, providing the third spot for the A list.

We will see in four weeks !

by pleasedontPM

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  1. With Mendes reportedly being back in February the chance is at 0.01% but I would have loved getting Timmy Weah back on a 6 month loan to cover both fullback positions (and replacing Kimpembe on the club grown list).

    He played as a fullback last season for Lille and imo has been better there than as a winger and this season he’s played as a RWB for Juventus. But since he hasn’t really played a lot and with Juve not playing in Europe, it could’ve been a viable option on a 6 month loan.

    But this is just fiction

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