Premier League clubs ranked by percentage of minutes played by foreign stars – Chelsea top

CHELSEA top the charts for the percentage of minutes played by foreign players in the Premier League so far this season.

Research conducted by CIES Observatory has revealed the Premier League champions have used expatriates for 90.4 per cent of minutes played so far this season. 

Expatriates are players who grew up in a different country from that of their club and who went abroad for football-related reasons.

Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United all make the top five while Tottenham are down in tenth. 

But it’s minnows Bournemouth who’ve used foreign players the least so far this term. 

The Cherries have used expatriates in 31.5 per cent of minutes played during the current campaign. 

Click through the gallery above to see the percentage of minutes played by foreign players in YOUR club!

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Foreign Chelsea players have played the most minutes in the Premier League this season

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