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Ronald and Brexit 17:35 - Jan 29 with 484 views

The rules for footballers signing in the EPL and EFL changed after Brexit and it became easier to sign Brasilians and Argentinians as I understand it. Before I doubt Swansea could signed Ronald. They were lined up with a young Brasilian about a decade ago bu it did not happen.

You might remember the 'must have 10 caps rule' or something similar.

The requirement now is a points scoring system relating to games played in a respectable league,. The Portuguese Primera being BAND 2.

https://theathletic.com/3554783/2022/09/06/brexit-transfers-clubs-work-permit/

Ronald needed the governing body endorsement (GBE). It is easier to buy players from the Portuguese league rated higher than coming directly from Brasil.

[Post edited 29 Jan 17:39]

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Ronald and Brexit on 19:10 - Jan 29 with 380 views

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Extract from article.

Since January 1, 2021, football clubs across Europe have had to get used to post-Brexit player trading regulations.

Already this summer, deals have fallen through because a potential signing has not secured the relevant number of governing body endorsement (GBE) points needed to obtain a work permit to play in the Premier League or EFL.

On September 6, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ move for Diego Costa was put on hold due to issues over his work permit. Costa’s initial application was rejected because he did not score enough points. Wolves are appealing against the decision. An appeal hearing will take place to determine whether or not the signing can proceed.

The summer transfer window has now shut but whether a player qualifies to receive a GBE will continue to be a key issue in negotiations.

The Athletic explains why…

What is GBE?

GBE is a points-based system in which players need to earn at least 15 points to be eligible to play for a Premier League or EFL team.

For players hoping to arrive in the UK from Europe, the post-Brexit regulations essentially mean they must go through a similar process to signings coming from South America.

Band One: English Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1

Band Two: Portuguese Primeira, Belgian First Division, Eredivisie, Turkish Super Lig, English Championship

Band Three: Scottish Premiership, Liga MX, Primera Division of Argentina, Russian Premier League, Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A

Band Four: Croatian First Football League, Swiss Super League, Bundesliga 2, La Liga 2, Austrian Football Bundesliga, Ligue 2, Czech First League, Ukrainian Premier League, Greek Superleague, Colombian Categoria Primera A, MLS

Band Five: Danish Superliga, Polish Ekstraklasa, Slovenian PrivaLiga, Chilean Primera Division, Serbian SuperLiga, Chinese Super League, Uruguayan Primera Division

It is a lot easier to sign a Brasilian plying in Portugal that a Dane playing in Denmark.

[Post edited 29 Jan 19:15]

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