12 Jun 2014 08:06:22
Any truth in the Bressan rumours? Personally I don't know anything about him, but he's young and good on football manager!

{Ed002's Note - If this is the Gremio player it would be unlikely as I can't see how he would get a work permit.}

1.) 12 Jun 2014
Thank you for the reply, any chance of explaining how the work permit system works?

{Ed002's Note - The situation with work permits is that a player will be granted one if (a) he has played 75% of games at full international level for two years for a country ranked reasonably high up by FIFA (top 75), or (b) if an exemption is applied for and granted under the "exceptional talent" provisions. For example, if a case is made to the authorities that a young South American is a demonstrable talent and clearly one for the future, it should be reasonably easy to have an exemption granted. If however, a pretty much run of the mill or average player was being bought and it was clear they are not appreciably better than those which could be found locally, or are being bought because they are cheap, then it will be much more difficult to obtain a work permit. The downside of the system in the UK is that the "bigger" English clubs can cherry pick the decent talent available and can obtain exemptions, and the rest of the players are assumed not to be talented enough for an exemption (as Chelsea or Manchester United etc. don't want them) and therefore obtaining the exemption is much tougher. Some players can obtain work permits through their parents or grand parents being English.}

2.) 12 Jun 2014
Having read that it now seems extremely unlikely that we'll get him as doesn't seem to fit into any of those categorize. Thank you Ed002 for the clarification.

3.) 13 Jun 2014
I believe he has an Italian passport, if so he wouldn't need a permit.

{Ed002's Note - That will help but it will need to be ratified to ensure it is not a passport of convenience.}