retired_richardstreet

From what I've read around here, people mainly use feeder clubs to send foreigners there until they have a permit/nationality.

I'm playing in Italy, which doesn't let you sign more than 1 foreigner per season. I have 3 Italian feeder clubs, so I thought I'd be able to buy a 2nd foreigner and send him there until he gains nationality (they had no foreigners, it's a lower league club). Instead, the transfer was just cancelled.

What am I not getting here?

FitTrainer

the 2nd foreigner would still be classed as "your" player, as he is only on loan to the feeder club, you are still paying his wages, therefore he belongs to you...

retired_ohiostatesteff

I don’t know for England but it doesn’t work like that in England.
When a foreigner doesn’t receive a work permit from the authorities then I’m still able to sign the guy.

However, I will not be able to play any kind of matches with him. I send such guys to a daughter club in countries like Spain where they can get the Spanish nationality in 2 years.

This is useful for young players, who have to develop anyway…

retired_ohiostatesteff

EDIT:

"I don't know for Italy..."

Sorry

retired_marcias

Italy don't have work permit rules as far as I'm aware, they just have rules, as the original poster says, on the number of foreigners you can sign in a season and that is a fixed quota. Whether you would then send them out on loan or not is irrelevant.

retired_mssa007

I think you answered your own question here.

darreng

As well as the one player from south america rule Italy also has a rule (or they did in previous versions of the game) which says that there is a limit on the total number of non-eu players that can play in the serie a at any one time. I believe this limit is 60 so perhaps you have reached this limit.

Dav1d

As well as the one player from south america rule Italy also has a rule (or they did in previous versions of the game) which says that there is a limit on the total number of non-eu players that can play in the serie a at any one time. I believe this limit is 60 so perhaps you have reached this limit. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Don't think it's that. Its because he tried to sign 2 foreign players - the rules state he can only sign one.

retired_halfshell69

Unfotunately EU feeder clubs are only of use in the UK, where work permits are required.

Due to the fact that you have to sign the players BEFORE you loan him out, the one non-eu per season rule still applies in italy.

Feeder clubs in the rest of europe are only useful for giving youngsters first team experience and merch income.

retired_marcias

Work permits are also required in Iceland where the initial implementation is shockingly bad!