Kelechi Iheanacho

Mister Appointment said:
Wreckless Alec said:
I posted this in the EDS thread but it bears repetition. I can't see any way that he will get a work permit without playing somewhere on teh continent for two years and breaking into the full international team on a regular basis.


"I predict that he won't get a work permit. Players have to be deemed to be of the "highest calibre". In order for a non-EU player to secure a work permit, the player must meet the following two requirements:

1.The player must have participated in at least 75 percent of his home country’s senior competitive international matches where he was available for selection during the two years preceding the date of application; and
2.The player’s National Association must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA World Rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of application21

The FA defines “senior competitive international matches” as World Cup matches and qualifiers, continental tournaments and qualifiers (i.e. UEFA European Championships, CAF African Cup of Nations, CONMEBOL Copa America), and Confederations Cup matches. It's the next bit that concerns me. There is a right of appeal to an "independent panel"

When the "independent panel" was initially formed, just prior to the start of the 1999-2000 season, both the panel composition and the rationale behind the decision were made public. Now, however, the panel’s deliberations are confidential and the breakdown of the votes are not disclosed to the public, or even to the appellate club or among the panel itself. Only the final decision as to whether to endorse the player’s work permit is made public.

In other words, the make up of the panel is secret as is its reasoning for accepting one player but not another. As I say, I'd put money on his not getting a work permit."
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In theory you could very well be right. Although there's a pretty obvious precedent in John Obi Mikel's transfer. As far as I can see he didn't get a full international cap until after his move to Chelsea. He also made his name in the same youth tournament that Kelechi's made his name in.
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Yeah, Kelechi pretty clearly fails to meet the standard criteria for a work permit, whilst Nigeria are definitely within the Top 70 nations in the World he hasn't been capped as yet. We'd need to go down the route of claiming he's an "exceptional talent the like of which isn't available to us from within the UK at present". The relatively poor showings of the English national side, and youth sides, combined with Kelechi's displays in pre-season (we can point to his involvement with the first team, and his goalscoring exploits against Kansas City and, more impressively, AC Milan) have to help us on that score. There's no guarantees with work permits, and the rules seem to be applied pretty arbitrarily, but I reckon he's got a chance of being approved. He's certainly, in my eyes, an "exceptional talent", to be involved with players the level of which we have despite being only 17 shows that, it's just whether the work permit people agree.
 
Hopefully the panel will just see 'manchester' and assume they are doing the scum another favour rather than it being us, reckon thats our best chance. Some right dross has got through as an 'exceptional talent' so you'd hope this kid would make it.
 
Rösler von Stretfordbömber said:
Matty (or anyone with greater insight than me),

Are these work permit people relatively fair and impartial? Or are they the sort of "fair and impartial" we will get from UEFA as long as David Fuckface Gill is on their board?
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They are relatively strict I think is the best way of describing them.

In the majority of cases they have hard and fast rules, and you either fail or pass them. Kelechi is one where a degree of flexibility could be applied. They won't be inclined to do City any favours but, equally, they probably have no reason to be vindictive towards us either.
 
Wreckless Alec said:
When the "independent panel" was initially formed, just prior to the start of the 1999-2000 season, both the panel composition and the rationale behind the decision were made public. Now, however, the panel’s deliberations are confidential and the breakdown of the votes are not disclosed to the public, or even to the appellate club or among the panel itself. Only the final decision as to whether to endorse the player’s work permit is made public.

In other words, the make up of the panel is secret as is its reasoning for accepting one player but not another. As I say, I'd put money on his not getting a work permit."
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While reading this, I immediately imagined how easily some clubs could f-k it all and sign everybody, if this system was in Russia

Maybe we can do smth like that, giving them some money like it was with Jo? Or we can do it legally as this lad is really talented, very young and has the tittle of the FIFA World Cup u17 best player
 
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