Arsenal could be forced to loan Brazilian forward Wellington Silva after FIFA back tracked on their initial decision to award the youngster a work permit. Arsene Wenger travelled to FIFA’s Headquarters this morning to secure a special talent visa, but the application was denied.
Silva revealed on his Twitter profile last night that Wenger was travelling to FIFA today to secure his release from Fluminense. The 17-year-old went on to say he expected there would be ‘no problems’, as all the indications were that he would be given the visa required to join Arsenal from January.
However, in a meeting this afternoon, FIFA officials refused to grant the prospect the necessary paper work. Spanish Segunda outfits Celta Vigo and UD Salamanca have previously expressed an interest in loaning Silva, and if Arsenal fail to have the decision over turned on appeal, a three to five year spell away from the club is certain.
I don’t get this??
FIFA is regarding international clearance I thought? Work permits are issued by the home office, hence the fact that it varies from country to country?
I also always thought that Brittain and not FIFA would have the say in work permit-matters. Weird :S
Dats absolutely disgraceful….. absolutely gutted bout dat.. is der a good chance we can win the appeal… 5 year spell is crazy.. i know he will be 23 coming back to arsenal but i really wanna c him in an arsenal shirt..
Visa regs over here are a joke. Not many Arsenal fans know but we missed out on Ronaldinho because of this when he was leaving Gremio.
I always never like FIFA!
Ronaldinhio joined Barca in 2003 and gained nationality in 2007, that makes it 4 years for a brazilian.
Silva isn’t eglible to get a visa from the UK Home Office. However, FIFA can award him a ‘special talent’ visa so he can play in England.
Arsenal were promised they would get one for him, but for some reason FIFA have back tracked. Still an appeal anyway.
Hmm, FIFA denying an English club a previously promised visa after an English program documenting FIFA corruption airs and FIFA calls the English “arrogant” in the ensuing backlash of the awarding of the World Cup. Doesn’t seem suspicious at all.
jamie in how many days this appeal is likely to be heard
FIFA back tracking on a promise… What else is new?
Thanks for the info j.. any idea on how long the appeal could take, and is der a good chance we can win the appeal???
Ah ok Jamie, cheers.
I guess it makes sense that FIFA have to be the people who award the special talent visa, the Home Office are hardly going to be in a position to judge whether a footballer deserves one or not.
Surely we should get it on appeal
Judging by his attitude at other clubs I’d rather not have him at Arsenal. He falls out with everyone and is very disruptive
Proof? I’d be interested to follow up on this.
Do we have any indication as to why he didnt get the special talent visa yet? I mean if a 17 year old Alex Song could get one….
This smacks of pettiness on the part of FIFA after many in UK football questioned their World Cup selection. The fact that FIFA can award “special talent” visas for the UK is simply ridiculous. If a sporting body is judging who deserves to get a footballing visa for the UK it should be the FA, not FIFA.
Anyway, who is a better judge of young footballing talent? Wenger or some faceless bureaucrat in FIFA?
Did we not bung Blatter and his cronies enough money?
And thats the end of his chances of ever being an arsenal player.
J do you have any news on that croatian right back, or is it garbage?
Cheers
jamie do u have any idea in around how many days this appeal will be heard?
Gutted….
Can not believe this news, was so looking foward to him arriving in january,
I agree with post above, I cant see him playing for us now, he needs to develop at a world class club and sending him out to a feeder club will not do for his education.
screw FIFA
this is rediculas. i have been waiting for him join the club since 2009 and today i hear this rubbish. these fifa people are out of order hust let the boi join the club and the rumers are all rubbsih about wellington silva been argumentitive and fall out with manager this is all rubbish.
What right do fifa have to fuck with the kids life like this? “football family” yeah right, f****** c***s
leats wait and hope for the best news possible. comeeeeeeeee onnnnnnnnnnn uuuuuuuuuu gunnersssss
i hate fifa for life
This is disappointing i was looking forward to seeing him in january..
This is bad news this loaning people out for 3 years is bol** and doesnt work. I think the reason they backtracked may have been Wenger spoke out about the World Cup decision and wasnt very positive about how FIFA make it.
A bad day for the club.
I hate Fifa !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Arsenal need to pay up. Simple. Manchester United got the permits for both Da Silva twins. They obviously got out the green, seeing as that is the only way FIFA get anything done.
Yeah that means weve spent the money 4 nothing.
Bloody corrupt fifa
The appeal will more than likely be handled by Fifa aswell. If that is the case than the chances of it being over turned are slim to none.
Once again the septic tank that if FIFA messes up. Surely I’m not the only one who’s sick of them, there has to be a better way to do things. I wonder what could be done to disband FIFA and start a new, transparent, governing body. It’s obvious that they’re corrupt and know little or nothing about the beautiful game.
‘is’ not ‘if’. I hate typos.
I hope we can win and get the kid his visa, he looks like a very sharp player and someone I’d love to see rise up through the ranks as an Arsenal player.
Five years away from the club won’t do him any good. Heck, I want to see Pedro now I don’t want to wait five years to see Wellington.
what a shame it is
the boy is destined to be a great in many peoples oppinions
i speak with a member of the first team who tells me the guy is already a better player then theo
its not ok to allow proffesional footballers in to the country but its ok ship in all the proffesional scroungers
great system
Is the back tracking down to the fact that recently Wellington hasn’t actually been near the first team set up at Fluminense and therefore it’s hard to see him as a special talent? FIFA could argue that if he was so special then his club manager wouldn’t have froze him out. Hence the appeal will hang on Arsenal’s ability to convince FIFA that the Fluminense’s behavior doesn’t reflect on the boy’s talent but on other factors.
i think this decision will fuck with his head and make him want to go back to brazil and never return.
Do other European clubs have a shot at him if he is denied a permit by FIFA, Jamie?? Like, could Barca come in and steal him from us?? He would fit in well there seeing as they can’t produce a worthy left winger from their academy…I still think we will keep Wellington in the end. Call it blind faith, but I mean come on, his family loves us!! And he wants to play here!! He knows that Andrei Arshavin won’t last forever and that he would have the best chance to make it here, at Arsenal…right??
f-knows how they secured special talent visa’s for denilsong.
Y dont he marry someone with EU rights, that would mean he can stay in England lol.
Can the so called Fifa tell us on how those Man u twins came to England? And at what age?
lol at all the idiots thinking this guy deserves special attention to come into the country because he’s a footballer…
AG: man, people deserve to go wherever the hell they want, footballer or average joe.
you only get 100 years or so.
Hes another 5ft 5 foriegn midget eg vela and after all the hype he will end up at at setubal- as usual the hype on this kid goes nuts when quality players from Hale End are overlooked. Pure politicks as SR players get parachuted over LB Hale End players. eg Ramsey v Wilshire or Vela v JET. Until this bollocks ends English kids should leave and get 1st team games elsewhere.
This is a fucking disgrace, fifa are cunts.
Why did rafael and fabio get to play for mancunts then?
Fucking hell!
Fucking Idiots Fucking Assholes…FIFA
Fucking Russian Assholes that is.
Hi
If Wellington is refused a visa to play for Arsenal, how can Wellington play in Spain ? Does Wellington not need a visa for Spain ?
Paul
FIFA is doing its best to wreak revenge on the premier league. It does not like the way it trawls the world signing up young talent from abroad. Along with the recent rebuke for media coverage surrounding the 2018 world cup bid, this is another kick out by FIFA and Mr Blatter.
if you can’t beat them, join them. its now time to start bribing fifa. we won’t get anywhere trying to stay legit.
Also, you should blame the home office for handing unecessary power to fat blatter. this boy is coming to uk to work and pay taxes why is he not allowed to win work permit straight away? why do we have to go to fifa for the so called special talent visa?
well!
rafael, fabio and the mexican striker got work permits. maybe the old red nose gives something to fifa officials to get special visa process as quickly as possible. but le stingy doesn’t like to spend thats why how south american talents go rot in spain for 3 years.
mancs get to play theirs straightaway
Fifa are showing England who is the boss ……..
this freebee mentality needs to stop if we want to win trophies. arsene needs to start spending, fifa officials are not stupid. this boy could be worth 10 times his current value in 3 years and he wants his special talent paper issued for free? keep dreaming!
pay up or he’ll rot in spain
hey guys can u tell me what is the problem with silva,arsenal and visa.y ..what m i hearing this …rhere was no problem when robino,adrino,ronaldo,riveldo denilson,when they came to europe…
If he can’y play in England why is he allowed to play in spain? Fifa are total cunts
blatter is a corrupt piece of shit. Hope he dies a fucking painful death. dirty piece of filth.
F.O.F.F. F.I.F.A.
Rafael and Fabio got here because they have dual passports Brazil and Portugal and Hernandez got one as he was awarded the same thing silva was meant to get as he had played about 14 matches for Mexico and scored about 8 goals.
FIFA backtracking?? deja vu?
@tommusso, etc. -the da silva twins at manure have portuguese passports, thats why they got work permits. Sadly, Wellington doesnt have an eu passport. I just wish he hadnt misbehaved. He wud’ve been in flu’s 1st team, nd all this wouldnt have happened. Jus hope the appeal is succesful
FIFA is an absolute joke! enough said