Man Utd make deals with Sporting and Porto for Nani and Anderson

[Seán D]

Ah thats cool mate

I've just been revising the home office rules for work permits....AND I stand corrected.

"A work permit is issued when: - the FIFA ranking of the player''s country is at or above 70th place in the official rankings list when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the work permit application; and - a player has played for his country in at least 75 per cent of its competitive, ''A'' team matches for which he was available for selection during the two years preceding the date of the work permit application. 2. An independent appeal procedure exists should an application fail and a club wish to present additional and supportive evidence. Football appeals panels comprise representatives from the relevant football bodies and up to three independent experts. They must agree that any evidence produced confirms that the player is: of the highest calibre; and able to make a significant contribution to the domestic game. "

So there it is. All Man U have to do is convince the home office that Anderson does indeed have the last 2 points in his favour and that should be that.

The Home Office seem to think that as long as a player comes from Brazil, then he IS of the highest caliber. Polititians never did know anything about football, so they should be easily convinced.:mexican:

Oh yeah. Denilson it seems, already held a Portuguese passport Nick.

Good work!