英超的报名规则在官网上是这么写的——
Each squad contains no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the "Home Grown Player" (HGP) criteria. The rest of the squad, up to a total of 25 players, must be "Home Grown".
（每支球队内部不符合“本土”＜HGP＞标准的球员人数不能超过17名。除此之外，在25人一队大名单里的其他球员，必须是“本土球员”。）
这里没有要求一队大名单里的本土球员（户口本球员）必须达到至少8位。
这里也没有说外援人数和户口本球员人数相互挂钩。
Each club squad list is below as well as an additional list of each club's registered Under-21 players who are eligible over and above the squad limit of 25 players.
（以下是每个俱乐部的阵容名单，以及每个俱乐部注册的U21球员的补充名单，这些U21球员有资格超过25名球员的大名单限制。）
What is a Home-Grown Player?
A "Home-Grown Player" means a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).
（什么是本土球员？
“本土球员”是指在其21岁生日之前（或其年满21岁的赛季结束之前），无论其国籍或年龄如何，已经在英足总或威尔士足总下属的任何俱乐部注册了3个完整赛季或36个月的球员，不管是否连续注册。）
Rules on U21 players
Under-21 players are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad. For the 2022/23 campaign, Under-21 players will have been born on or after 1 January 2001.
（U21球员的报名规则
U21球员有资格超过每队大名单25名球员的限制。针对于2022/23赛季，U21球员指的是出生于2001年1月1日或之后的球员。）