Manchester United trusts that it will have authorization to complete the signing of Atalanta winger Amad Diallo (for 20.8 million euros) at the beginning of January despite the new rules introduced as a result of Brexit and that will come into force on December 31 .
United agreed to the signing of Diallo, 18, in October. The pact was that the Ivorian coast will play the first kick of the season with Atalanta. As the player has an Italian passport, United are confident that this will help in the process. Diallo has played only 2 games for Atalanta. He has been mostly on the bench. His last meeting with the Bergamo team is expected to be this Wednesday against Bologna, corresponding to Serie A.
The Government of the United Kingdom agreed on the new transfer rules with the organizations that direct football in that country. Brexit, by which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union on December 31, will not make players from European Union countries count as non-EU in the Premier League, but they must meet certain requirements.
When his first meeting with United may be is unknown. He cannot play in the youth FA Cup and the U23 of the ‘red devils’ does not act until January 18. But as more substitutes are allowed on the first team bench, their incorporation could be speeded up as the loan of Odion Ighalo by Chinese Shanghai Shenhua ends at the end of January.
In the Premier League, the number of U21 foreigners that a club can sign in the winter market window will be 3, and it may reach 6 in the overall calculation of the course. Furthermore, foreigners under the age of 18 will not be allowed to sign.