Douglas Higginbottom wrote:Couldn't read that link but could we play him even if we don't have the work permit sorted.Would be great to see him tomorrow if possible.
It's UEFA's own website, & it has Kelechi down as one of the strikers in our squad for the UEFA U19s league (No 39).
I don't know at all, but I have always been under the impression that you have to have a work permit if you are going to play a competitive game over here. I don't know if it's bollocks that Kelechi has said he's playing tomorrow, but that's what one site in Africa is claiming. I also don't know whether you can register in the squad even if you haven't yet received a work permit, so that if/when it arrives, you are then able to play.
I would imagine though, that if you are listed on UEFA's website as being in the UEFA U19s squad, you are eligible to play, & therefore have a work permit. But that's just me putting 1,2 & 3 together. It would seem strange to me if that's not the case though.
Slim wrote:We have Leicester, West Brom, Villa and QPR, is there really any reason Nacho can't take a spot on the bench for those matches?
If it happens to be the case that he does have a work permit, then I assume he is also registered as an U21 player for Premier League purposes. However, there is then a strong possibility that he will very soon fuck off to play for Nigeria in the the U20 championships.
Also of course, it's possible that if he does play v Shalke, that Ambrose & Barker will wipe the floor with him in terms of performance, as he has barely played at all. In which case, he won't deserve a place on the bench ahead of them.
But all in all, it's just a bunch of rumours & speculation until it happens (or not).
But whatever the case, the fact he's listed on the UEFA site is significant. We wouldn't have bothered giving them the name unless we thought he had a chance of playing a part somewhere along the line.