Neville Kneville
Well-Known Member
Being eligible to play for City as per UEFA rules AND Getting a work permit to play for City in England ARE TWO ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THINGS.
Though I agree he might not be able to play for us till next season on the B-List. It kind of depends what the contract start date was for Kelchi.
- If it was immediate that he could play in the Champions League knock-out stages this season.
- If it was Summer 2014 then he won't be able to play on th CL B-list till next season.
I imagine that must be correct, because had we sent him on loan for example, like we have with Nawakali, he would still be counted as a City player, on loan, even if he wasn't eligible to play over here. So his 2 year qualification will be counted from when he registered at City, not from when the work permit arrived.
Don't suppose they will tell us anything, we will just have to wait & see.