Liverpool are reportedly still in talks to sign Anderson Talisca from Benfica.
According to Record, the Reds are back in the negotiations despite the concerns about the Brazilian getting a work permit to play in England.
On Wednesday, we’ve already covered a story from another Portuguese newspaper, A Bola, which said the player’s transfer was being negotiated in London by the Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira.
However, the newspaper didn’t say which club, or clubs, were in the talks.
Most of Record’s article comments on the work permit problem, saying Talisca doesn’t have enough call-ups for the National Team and therefore would need to be registered as an exceptional talent, needing to be approved by a board of specialists.
That doesn’t take into account the new work permits guidelines for football, and Talisca may well be able to get through on a points system.
The new work permit rules mean players who don’t qualify through international appearances can do so by picking up points.
The following explanation is from the excellent Daniel Geey football law website and details the first appeals hurdle.
- The value of the transfer fee being paid for the player is in the top 25% of all transfers to Premier League clubs in the previous 2 windows – 3 points
- The value of the transfer fee being paid for the player is between the 50th and 75th% of all transfers to Premier League clubs in the previous 2 windows – 2 points
- The wages being paid to the player by the applicant club is in the top 25% of the top 30 earners at the club – 3 points
- The wages being paid to the player by the applicant club are between the 50th and 75th% of all the top 30 earners at the club – 2 points
- The player’s current club is in a Top League and the player has played in 30% or more of the available domestic league minutes – 1 point
- The player’s current club has played in the group stages or onwards of the Champions League, Europa League or the Copa Libertadores within the last 12 months and the player has played in 30% or more of the available domestic league minutes – 1 point
4 points can be enough to see a player through.
Talisca may well be able to pick up the points for Liverpool, dependent on transfer fee and wages.
The story doesn’t say how much Liverpool would pay for the Jorge Mendes client. Talisca has a €45m release clause in a contract which expires in 2019.
