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Official: Champions League squad changes confirmed

The UEFA Champions League round of 16 contenders have submitted their squad changes for the remainder of the competition – UEFA.com details all the ins and outs.

The UEFA Champions League squads for the rest of the season have been confirmed
The UEFA Champions League squads for the rest of the season have been confirmed ©UEFA.com

All the UEFA Champions League round of 16 clubs were permitted to register a maximum of three new eligible A list players by midnight CET on Wednesday. With that deadline now passed, here are the changes (click on the clubs to view their full squad list).

Headlines

  • Arsenal bring in Per Mertesacker and Danny Welbeck following long-term injuries
  • Juventus defender Stephan Lichtsteiner back in the fold
  • Manchester City recall Yaya Touré and include new signing Gabriel Jesus

Arsenal
In:
Ryan Huddart*, Per Mertesacker, Reiss Nelson*, Danny Welbeck
Out:
Chuba Akpom, Krystian Bielik, Marc Bola, Aaron Eyoma, Kaylen Hinds, Carl Jenkinson, Stephy Mavididi, Tyrell Robinson, Gedion Zelalem

Atlético Madrid
In:
none
Out:
none

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Barcelona
In:
none
Out:
none

Bayern München
In:
Christian Früchtl*
Out:
Holger Badstuber, Julian Green

Benfica
In:
Filipe Augusto, Andrija Živković
Out: 
João Carvalho, Guillermo Celis, Gilson Costa, Álex Grimaldo, Gonçalo Guedes

Borussia Dortmund
In:
Mikel Merino
Out:
Adrián Ramos

Stephan Lichtsteiner is back in the Juve squad
Stephan Lichtsteiner is back in the Juve squad©Getty Images

Juventus
In:
Stephan Lichtsteiner, Tomás Rincón
Out:
Patrice Evra, Hernanes

Leicester
In:
Yohan Benalouane, Wilfred Ndidi, Molla Wagué
Out:
Luis Hernández, Bartosz Kapustka, Jeffrey Schlupp, Marcin Wasilewski

Leverkusen
In:
Leon Bailey
Out:
Robbie Kruse

Manchester City
In:
Kelechi Iheanacho**, Gabriel Jesus, Yaya Touré
Out:
Angeliño, İlkay Gündoğan, James Horsfield, Pablo Maffeo, Billy O'Brien

Winter transfers down the years

Monaco
In:
Franco Antonucci, Dylan Beaulieu*, Jorge
Out:
Mehdi Beneddine, Corentin Jean, Adama Traoré

Napoli
In:
Leonardo Pavoletti
Out:
Manolo Gabbiadini, Roberto Insigne

Paris
In:
Julian Draxler, Giovani Lo Celso
Out:
Nanitamo Ikone, Jesé, Hervin Ongenda

Porto
In:
Diogo Dalot, Kelvin, Francisco Ramos*, Tiquinho
Out:
Evandro, Adrián López, Luís Mata, Sergio Oliveira, Sérgio Ribeiro, Silvestre Varela

Martin Ødegaard has left Real Madrid
Martin Ødegaard has left Real Madrid©Getty Images

Real Madrid
In:
Abner, Achraf Hakimi*
Out:
Martin Ødegaard, Borja Sánchez

Sevilla
In:
Stevan Jovetić, Clément Lenglet, David Soria
Out:
Hiroshi Kiyotake, Timothée Kolodziejczak, Salvatore Sirigu

*Added to Player list B
**Moved from Player list B to Player list A

The full regulations around player registration can be found here (see Article 44).

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