Based on YouTube video's which are often highly accurate.. I think it's safe to say he will destroy that league. More importantly.. how the **** can we loan out a player we don't own?
Beleck Has gone on loan to Stevenage for the rest of the season. So is that on loan from Udine or Watford?
That's what I thought. How can we loan a loanee? Surely there are rules preventing this. Not that I'm bothered about it!
FIFA rules on loans: 1. A professional may be loaned to another club on the basis of a written agreement between him and the clubs concerned. Any such loan is subject to the same rules as apply to the transfer of players, including the provisions on training compensation and the solidarity mechanism. 2. Subject to article 5 paragraph 3, the minimum loan period shall be the time between two registration periods. 3. The club that has accepted a player on a loan basis is not entitled to transfer him to a third club without the written authorisation of the club that released the player on loan and the player concerned. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/administration/01/06/30/78/statusinhalt_en_122007.pdf Obviously 1) is the rule that overcomes "national" FA loan rules and allowed so many loanees. 3) is the rule applied in this case and it's obvious that is interest of both Udinese and Beleck that he gains game time and experience. Of course there's also a FIFA rule saying that a player cannot play in more than 2 different teams in a single season, but that's not a problem as Beleck only played for WFC this year. Anyway, I see the Pozzos' men are masters in finding out useful rules.
They better make sure they have followed to rules to the letter over this otherwise there could be more threatened sanctions from the Football Laegue in the future-fines, points deductions, etc.
Surely the important thing is that he is loan from an overseas club, which counts as a season-long transfer anyway, as has been much discussed here. It's totally different from us loaning, say, Chalobah out.
How long until Martin Samuels writes an article about how Stevenage are now the worst thing that's ever happened to football?
In fact, I think that: - from FIFA rules, Beleck counts as a transfer, - from FA rules, WFC can loan him to Stevenage, - FIFA rules allow this as long as owner and player agree. Unusual, but not against any rule, I say. Anyway, I think that's a good move and means the future of the boy will be at WFC. If he were destined to Italian football they'd have taken him back to give on loan to some serie B club. Instead they obviously want him to gain experience in English football. He seems very promising and hopefully will be great in his loan time and great next year at WFC.
Surely this means that we're looking at keeping him permanently, sending him out to get used to English football? Otherwise we'd send him back to Udinese for them to deal with him?
From the Stevenage website: http://www.stevenagefc.com/news/article/transfer-steve-beleck-579315.aspx Aged 18, he enjoyed a loan spell back in Greece with AEK Athens for the 2011/12 season and netted 6 times in 36 appearances, 7 of which came in the Europa League, before joining Championship side Watford on loan How does that work?
