RPL clubs will create a working group on the issue of the limit for legionnaires

“It was decided to support the decision of the RFU to soften the limit on foreign football players.

Instruct the president of the RPL to form a working group of RPL clubs and, based on the results of the work, send a proposal to the RFU on the criteria for legionnaires, ”Pryadkin quotes Championship.

The head of the RPL recalled that the limit on foreign football players in Russia is regulated by the Ministry of Sports.

At the moment, RPL has a limit on foreign players according to the "8 + 17" scheme.

Thus, each team can enter no more than eight legionnaires for the season.

Earlier, the head of Hypercube, Peter Newvenhays, said that the abolition of the limit on foreign players would bring many benefits to Russian football.