Alexander Hleb

[Spike]

I thought work permits only applied to those entering from outside Europe? And as Hleb is from an European country (Belarus), I presume he doesn't need a work permit.

Or am I missing something aswell like Joseph? :roll:

 

[Sol man]

Maybe because Belarus might not be part of the EU :?: :?:

 

[Spike]

Damn, you're right, I just checked on the EU site and they aren't part of it. I'm sure he will be given the work permit though, it's very unlikely that he will be rejected entry.

 

[mood]

he's been in germany for quite a while.. he must have something

 

[sukiarsenal]

the laws are different for uk. hes only got 10 caps for belarus also. isnt it something like u have to have played 75% of your countries internationals in the last 2 years ?

lets hope they've only played 10 games in the last 2 years

 

[seb_afc]

yeah he plays all the time for belarus so he shouldnt have a problem. he probably has a german passport anyway.

 

[USArsenal]

not to mention he has been ion germany for 3(?) years now? i think that can qualify him for a work permit....

 

[USArsenal]

although, just looked at WC qualifiers, he has only played in 3 of 6 for Belarus so far... dont know if he was hurt for the rest, but he may not have played in 75% in the last 2 years

 

[luma]

edit: post deleted due to text language

 

[USArsenal]

im sure he does.. he wont have another "Edu" situation happen with passports

 

[idunyo14]

Didnt i hear he was international captain, surely he's played all the games then??

 

[Anonymous]

if he's so good at 24 and belarus only star, why the hel did he only play 10 times for his country- owen for example is a year older and has played over 60 times!!!

that IMO, is a poor return...

 

[fuzz]

"Perhaps most significantly, Hleb led the Bundesliga with 84 chances created last season and completed an impressive 82% of his passes. Read more "

http://skysports.planetfootball.com/lis ... =169&cpid=

imagine the chances he could create for henry

 

[turtle]

Playing in 75% of the games in the last 2 years is one way of getting work permit. Arsenal can also appeal and say he is an extraordinary talent that will improve the team, the office can grant a work permit for a player that can contribute significantly to the development of the game at the top level in UK.

 

[Soler]

if he's so good at 24 and belarus only star, why the hel did he only play 10 times for his country- owen for example is a year older and has played over 60 times!!!

that IMO, is a poor return...

Belarus don't exactly play the same amount of games as England do, and there's a good chance in that he doesn't play in their pointless friendlies like Owen does for England.

 

[Williamnismist]

Can someone reupload the hightlight in page 15 about Hleb please??
I really wanna see how he playes :wink:

 

[asajoseph]

People missed the point about Hleb and his work permit - the issue is that Belarus are currently not in the top 70 in the world (by home office measures, link provided in earlier post). The number of games he plays for them is irrelevant.

Therefore, he has to take it to appeal and prove this

The panel's terms of reference are to consider whether the player is of the highest calibre and able to contribute significantly to the development of the game at the top level in UK.

in front of a review panel. Hopefully, that part shouldn't be a problem, although you never can tell...

 

[Jens1893]

The 6m thing from the Mirror is bs. No fee has been agreed. This has been repeatedly said over the past few days and every paper or website that reported it quoted the Mirror. The player himself has been given an extended summer holiday and isn´t expected to report back until Thursday.

 

[asajoseph]

Thursday (30th) is the first day of Stuttgart's pre-season training. If he turns up there, I'd suspect any deal is dead.

 

[KresVit]

Hleb play for Belarus 17 games.
Belarus - 62 in the world.
Training in Stuttgart start today.