Tottenham submits trimmed squad for Europa League

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The top Premier League teams will be competing in the second-tier European competition this season.

Tottenham are set to omit Djed Spence from their Europa League group-stage squad.AdvertisementAdvertisement

Spurs have to submit their squad by Wednesday and are not going to include the full-back.

In the Premier League, a player under 21 does not have to be in the registered squad.

However, UEFA requires that your Under-21 players have been at the club for at least two years to qualify.

Spence does not fall into that category and as a result he will be removed from the squad.

Spurs also have a smaller squad, as they are registering 23 not 25 players, as only Brandon Austin and Alfie Whiteman are their two homegrown players.

If you register a 25 man squad, you must have four homegrown players in there.