(Reuters) - Leicester City's attempts to sign Adrien Silva from
Sporting Lisbon were dealt a blow on Wednesday, with FIFA saying it had
rejected an FA petition to grant the midfielder an international transfer
certificate.
Leicester bought the 28-year-old just before the transfer window closed
on Aug. 31, but FIFA, who handle international transfers, received the
paperwork moments after the deadline for registration ended.
FIFA refused to sanction Silva's transfer, prompting the English FA to
write to the world governing body in early September, but that appeal has now
been rejected.
"The petition made by The Football Association for permission to
request the International Transfer Certificate for the player Adrien Silva and
subsequently register the player for its affiliated club, Leicester City FC, is
rejected," FIFA said in a statement.
Leicester will now only be able to sign the player when the transfer
window reopens in January, unless they take their case to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport.
A Leicester spokesman declined to immediately comment on the matter.
(Writing by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru, editing
by Louise Heavens)
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