Summer Transfer Thread and Gustavo Cisneros Type Rumours.

[dave.woodhall]

Can we possibly have less squabbling? Thank you.

[Toronto Villa]

Mason Mount & Ben Chilwell to self-isolate after coming in close contact with Billy Gilmour

What a fucking stupid rule. Surely the entire Scotland team has to and most of England. Jack likely still won’t get a start.

[andyh]

Mason Mount & Ben Chilwell to self-isolate after coming in close contact with Billy Gilmour

What a fucking stupid rule. Surely the entire Scotland team has to and most of England. Jack likely still won’t get a start.

No doubt Southgate will tell Jack to self isolate because he glanced at Mount as he went to get breakfast the next morning

[Tayls_7]

Southgate's enormous snoz will keep the squad safe from future infections.

[Toronto Villa]

Mason Mount & Ben Chilwell to self-isolate after coming in close contact with Billy Gilmour

What a fucking stupid rule. Surely the entire Scotland team has to and most of England. Jack likely still won’t get a start.

No doubt Southgate will tell Jack to self isolate because he glanced at Mount as he went to get breakfast the next morning

fucking hell I'm an idiot. Put this in the wrong thread.

[algy]

How's he going to get on with getting a visa when he's only made one appearance for the national team? Special dispensation perhaps because of the size of the fee?

He's bound to have played (not checked mind) regularly in the Argentine league and Copa Libertadores, which from my understanding would possibly be enough to get a work permit now.

Yeah, the new rules make it much easier for non-EU players to get clearance to play. Especially South Americans as the Copa Libertadores is classed as equal to the Champions League. Any player playing for one of the really big South American sides would likely have no issues getting permission to sign. So long as they are 18 or over.

Decent article about it here if you're bored while Austria and Ukraine are shitfesting a draw...

https://worldfootballindex.com/2020/12/work-permits-premier-league-post-brexit-english-clubs-efl-libertadores/

That's a great article. Reading through it, if you appear in ONE matchday squad for a top division team in Brazil or Argentina you're more than half way to a work permit off the bat. Play 80% or more of their games and that's you with a work permit, even for relegation fodder clubs.

I'd think a halfway promising player from those countries would have no bother getting a permit ... or a player at a biggish club from Colombia, Uruguay, or Chile.

[Brazilian Villain]

Argentina Villa bring it on!

Well, we've a lot in common with Buenos Aires clubs such as River Plate and Boca Juniors in that we're not big enough to carry the name of the city.

[Percy McCarthy]

Argentina Villa bring it on!

Well, we've a lot in common with Buenos Aires clubs such as River Plate and Boca Juniors in that we're not big enough to carry the name of the city.

Yep, like Juventus, Benfica, Feyenoord, Inter…

[Monty]

Every club in Rio, every club in Istanbul...

[Dave]

Every club in Rio, every club in Istanbul...

İstanbul Başakşehir?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Argentina Villa bring it on!

Well, we've a lot in common with Buenos Aires clubs such as River Plate and Boca Juniors in that we're not big enough to carry the name of the city.

Yep, like Juventus, Benfica, Feyenoord, Inter…

Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

[Monty]

Every club in Rio, every club in Istanbul...

İstanbul Başakşehir?

Ah these blow ins, dammit. Let's say real clubs.

[Holy Trinity]

Argentina Villa bring it on!

Well, we've a lot in common with Buenos Aires clubs such as River Plate and Boca Juniors in that we're not big enough to carry the name of the city.

Yep, like Juventus, Benfica, Feyenoord, Inter…

Sport Lisboa e Benfica.

Glorioso slb

God I miss matchdays there almost as much as I've missed Villa Park this last season.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Glorioso slb

I prefer the Sporting version of 'SLB'.

[Holy Trinity]

Glorioso slb

I prefer the Sporting version of 'SLB'.

I threw up in my mouth a little bit there haha.