Work Permits / Home Grown

[Winto]

So I found a fantastic regen, see attached, from Russia.

Sadly no work permit available, but I get him in at 18 and he will crucially be homegrown according to his info after being with the club for 3 years.

As you can see, now 19, having played in 20 matches for Russia (ranked 42 in the world), and despite being clearly a top talent, still has not played enough games for his country apparently. As you can see, he made his international debut 2 years ago, and has probably played in every match since.

How can it be this hard to get the work permit for a player like this?

And now, where it used to say he will become home grown, it is now blank.

So can you only become homegrown in you have a work permit?

So is there no benefit to keeping a young player at the club to gain home grown status unless they have a work permit?

[Olly Kenney]

If a player does not have a work permit then it is not possible for them to gain home grown status.

There is an issue where some players who should qualify for a work permit are being denied one, this is something that we are aware of and are looking into.