Omar Abdulrahman

[ManAD]

I find this a bit funny :P

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[MSP]

If we want him and papers could be done, we'll get him. Simple as that.

 

[woahmark]

Man City admit their still chasing UAE's Abdulrahman

Manchester City officials remain in contact with Omar Abdulrahman and are monitoring his development, the club’s academy chief Brian Marwood has told Sport360°.

Abdulrahman – who is a doubt for The Boss’ AFC Champions League tie against Esteghlal in Iran on Wednesday – spent two weeks on trial in Manchester last August.

Work permit regulations made a permanent move a non-starter then, but Marwood revealed the club’s player care department have kept in touch with the 21-year-old.

“We had seen him at various tournaments but obviously we saw him closer to home at the Olympics and he did very, very well,” said Marwood, speaking after his appearance at Abu Dhabi Sports Council’s Football Development Workshop.

“Our chairman organised for him to come over and spend some time with us.

“I think he enjoyed the experience, we enjoyed having him with us. He is a very talented young player.

“There are some real challenges getting a player like him to be able to play in England which is very frustrating because it’s one that we would seriously look at.

“But we continue to monitor him, we keep in touch with him, we are aware of how he’s developing. He’s come back here and done very well and is a real talent.”

City may have made the first move, but they are by no means the only club interested in his services.

Al Ain team manager Mohammed Obeid Hammad last week confirmed Spanish club Valencia were planning to send a team to the Garden City next month, while Benfica have seen an approach rejected by the player and Arsenal, Barcelona, Malaga and Hamburg are all watching Abdulrahman closely.

Having watched him at close quarters, Marwood is in no doubt he has the talent to make the move west, a view shared by Abdulrahman's club boss Cosmin Olariou and UAE's manager Mahdi Ali.

“Why not?” replied Marwood when asked if the youngster was good enough for Europe.

“Technically, he is very, very good so he has those components, those ingredients. Obviously, it’s a much more physical game but he’s still young, he can develop those aspects of his performance.

“He played at a very good level at the Olympics and he did very well when he came to us on trial. He impressed everybody, a very nice young man, and he showed a lot of respect for the club.”

Abdulrahman and his Al Ain team-mates departed the UAE for Iran on Sunday night to give themselves maximum time to adapt ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Esteghlal.

Source: <a class="postlink" href="http://www.sport360.com/football/man-city-admit-their-still-chasing-uaes-abdulrahman?theme=mobile_garland" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.sport360.com/football/man-ci ... le_garland</a>

 

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Abdul Rahman’s work permit hopes not over

Legal loophole could give UAE star the chance to play in England

Dubai: Al Ain midfielder Omar Abdul Rahman may have failed to fulfill criteria for a British work permit to join Manchester City last summer, but there remains a loophole that may have been overlooked.


The 21-year-old attacking-midfielder couldn’t obtain a work permit because injury meant he hadn’t played in 75 per cent of the UAE’s national team matches over the last two years. The UAE also haven’t averaged within the top 70 in the Fifa world rankings during this time, instead hovering around the 100 mark.


But that’s not necessarily the end of the matter. If he truly wants to play in England, there is a less traditional route involving investment. If an individual has more than £1 million to personally invest in the UK, he can obtain entry clearance for a period of at least three years.


Given the wider investment by the UAE in terms of Abu Dhabi’s ownership of Manchester City and a Dubai investment company’s acquisition of Leeds United — alongside the sponsorship of stadiums and shirts by Etihad Airways and Emirates airline — English football would surely understand the obvious perks of an Emirati player.


the club really wanted to get a work permit for him, it surely wouldn’t be that big an issue. Without the adequate caps and ranking, or an investment, however, it remains a harder task, but again not impossible.


Abdul Rahman could, if a club requested and Al Ain obliged, join a lesser European league on loan, where work permit rules are less stringent. Here he could either obtain an EU passport with a long enough stay or play there with the intention of raising the UAE’s ranking until such time as he ticks British work permit boxes.


Either way, Abdul Rahman owes this to the next generation of Emirati footballers who, if good enough to play abroad, will need their predecessors to raise the country’s level in order to get their future transfer.


Some players get EU passports through grandparents thanks to a colonial link, particularly French Africans or the Dutch Surinamese. But Britain no longer recognises its many former protectorates in the same way, much to its and Abdul Rahman’s disadvantage when it comes to football

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I hope everything will come out all right

 

[The Blue]

Playing on Eurosport now, just set up a goal. Looks a good player.

 

[Erling Haaland's Eyebrows]

Playing on Eurosport now, just set up a goal. Looks a good player.

He's having a good game. He has set up the second goal

 

[Bombo]

Excellent player has unbelievable technical ability Sign him up

 

[dillbi95]

Now watching on eurosport - looks very good (even though poor football league / competition), and seems very skillful, stepovers etc, and doesnt look afraid to take a player on, something which our team lacks.

 

[MihaiCity]

Playing on Eurosport now, just set up a goal. Looks a good player.

i"m watching the game too and tbh i am really impress by him...his passes(long & short range) are superb to watch..also he is skillful and vision...whatever people on here said he can't make it i'm sure against teams like wigan norwich or wba he can handle very well..the team who will get him will have a gem on their courts this is why we need to move fast and get him...c'mon Txiki make it happen

 

[spinzer]

We really ned to get this lad signed up. Looks to be class, with the talent to go world class and with an immense respect for this club, something we need....!