How many players will Premier League clubs lose for the Asian and African championships?

2024-01-13 06:55 © Reuters

Today, January 13th, the Africa Cup of Nations starts, while in the nearby continent of Asia, the Asian Cup started on Friday every 4 years.   

Among the biggest European leagues affected by the "talent drain", perhaps the most affected is "Ligue 1", but the Premier League is not far behind in this situation.

Calculating, a total of 39 players from the Premier League took part in the Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Championship. The team most affected is "Nottingham Forest", which lost 6 players for at least a few weeks. 

Losses of Premier League clubs:

Six - "Nottingham Forest": Serge Aurier, Willy Boly, Ibrahim Sangare (all three - Ivory Coast), Ola Aina (Nigeria), Moussa Niakhate, Cheikhou Kouyate (both - Senegal)

Four each - "Brentford": Yoane Wissa (Congo), Frank Onyeka (Nigeria), Sam Ghoddos (Iran), Kim Ji-Soo (South Korea); "Wolves": Rayan Ait-Nouri (Algeria), Justin Hubner (Indonesia) Hwang Hee-Chan (South Korea), Boubacar Traore (Mali)

Three each - "Fulham": Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi (both - Nigeria) Fode Ballo-Toure (Senegal); "Tottenham": Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal), Yves Bissouma (Mali), Son Heung-min (South Korea)

Two each - "Bournemouth": Dango Outtara (Burkina Faso), Antoine Semenyo (Ghana); "Manchester United": Andre Onana (Cameroon), Sofyan Amrabat (Morocco); "Liverpool": Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Wataru Endo (Japan); "Brighton": Simon Adingra (CI), Kaoru Mitoma (Japan); "Sheffield United": Yasser Larouci (Algeria), Anis Ben Slimane (Tunisia); "West Ham": Mohammed Kudus (Ghana), Nayef Aguerd (Morocco); "Arsenal": Mohamed Elneny (Egypt), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan)