No chance at all, Kagawa will get his permit - no doubt.
Shinji Kagawa | Signs for Manchester United
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Surely that won't be an issue as he has a work permit for Germany, an EU member state the same as us.
Does not work like that. British Home Office decides. EU working rights apply to EU citizens only.
Work permit 75% bit excuses games missed because of injury.
He has played more than 75% of games since June 2010. He qualifies.
He has played more than 75% of games since June 2010. He qualifies.
Good point. That's a handy precedent.
Are you trying to suggest goal.com made a mistake? I don't believe you.
Hah. Even if Japan have played some internationals that I couldnt find listed and he just misses out on the 75%, we can wait till the end of june and the world cup games he missed wont count. (2 years prev from the time of applying).
And a recommendation from his National team coach would do too.
Kagawa really shouldnt have any work permit issues.
And a recommendation from his National team coach would do too.
Kagawa really shouldnt have any work permit issues.
Why are even discussing the work limit issue? There's absolutely no chance that he won't get.
If Manucho can get a work permit, then so can Kagawa.
Of course, that just shows how good Kagawa is, if you wish to compare him with Manucho.
Of course, that just shows how good Kagawa is, if you wish to compare him with Manucho.
Isn't that why we park players at Royal Antwerp so that they can play football in an EU country, which makes it easier to get to England?
I thought it was for them to get Belgium citizenship.
Bingo. Belgium gives out passports like Santa gives our pressies.
Although the fact that all of you are getting so excited about a report on goal.com I have to say is faintly amusing and to think I was criticised for posting a Star report saying Kagawa would sign next week? If goal.com is more widely believed than the Star then the Star has fallen that's for sure.
This is all a lot of crap. The reason Kagawa hasn't signed is because he's on international duty with Japan. Once their latest round of games is done next week this will get sorted. The idea that we wouldn't be able to get a work permit for a £20m player is ridiculous. If we were able to get work permits for the likes of Ando and the Da Silva's without them having been capped a bunch of times at senior level how can we fail to get one of Dortmund's star players?
I don't think anyone has ever obtained a Belgian passport via our loans? Dong, for example, would never have taken it as China forbids dual-citizenship.
It's mostly been for experience and in Dong's case, getting more appearances for his national team so he can get a work permit.
It's mostly been for experience and in Dong's case, getting more appearances for his national team so he can get a work permit.
Have you even read the responses on here?
If Bebe can get a special needs permit then Kagawa should have no problems.
Yeah but Bebe got it for being "special needs".
Bébé is Portuguese so didn't require a work permit 
If the Bundesliga Football Player of the Year has work permit issues, there is something very very wrong with the British system. 
Okay, I google translated this from another forum(I'm to lazy to translate it myself), so it's a little bit rough translation, but you will understand it:
credits to Kounan.
In other words, there should be no problems with work permit.
credits to Kounan.
Didn't realize he'd won that. Superb!If the Bundesliga Football Player of the Year has work permit issues, there is something very very wrong with the British system.
So it looks like we won't be signing him until the start of July then?
why?
Is it just a matter of receiving the work permit now?
The only reason he hasn't signed is cos he's on international duty with Japan. This work permit thing was dreamed up by goal.com. Nobody else has reported it.
Nobody will be getting signed until then anyway, doesn't stop them confirming they will be or not though.
We got one for Hernandez and I don't think he'd fulfilled the international criteria either. Anyway work permit isn't an issue. Goal.com talking nonsense as always
It's not the official award; this is just an award as voted for by the readers and listeners of http://bundesligafootball.co.uk - a website which is in no way connected to the DFB.
If someone who earns 100k a week can't get a work permit then there is something wrong.If the Bundesliga Football Player of the Year has work permit issues, there is something very very wrong with the British system.
The critical point is, with how carefully we deal in transfers these days, there is no way we'd make a bid for a player who'd have huge difficulties in getting a permit.
Yeah thats what I meant - won't be confirmed until July, if this WP rumor is to be believed.
I wish it was august already.
As has been made clear many times in this thread, the rumor is NOT to be believed.
my mate signs kagawa on a free transfer on FM but he fails to get his work permit.
nobody wants to sign him on loan either so he didn't play a single game for 2 seasons until my mate finally sold him to atletico madrid for 25million pound.
nobody wants to sign him on loan either so he didn't play a single game for 2 seasons until my mate finally sold him to atletico madrid for 25million pound.
First signing of summer 2011 was Jones on 13th of June.
I fully expect Kagawa to sign on the same day, as he finishes his international duties.
You can quote me on that.
I fully expect Kagawa to sign on the same day, as he finishes his international duties.
You can quote me on that.
He wasn't lying.
Google translation of part of an interview Rene did with the Marveld Tournament people:
Raise it to you not out there than in the Dutch youth no play at United. They conclude it is best to view with your football. What about Wesley Sneijder example?
"Now I must always be careful what I say. Call me names than the English press is above them. But Sneijder was a few years ago very concrete. Just won everything with Inter, ready for a new challenge and to us he was the missing link number ten. But he stayed. Afellay is another player. Would suit us very well. But he went to Barcelona. "
"Who we are inside have been Shinji Kagawa, from Borussia Dortmund. I got this year to five times tips to watch it. Decided eventually anyway to do. Great footballer. I am straight to Ferguson explained step and said: here you have a videotape, go look at this player. Even Ferguson was right to. This guy has everything. Great dribbling, eye for space, good running action without the ball, but also able to score a goal themselves.
Raise it to you not out there than in the Dutch youth no play at United. They conclude it is best to view with your football. What about Wesley Sneijder example?
"Now I must always be careful what I say. Call me names than the English press is above them. But Sneijder was a few years ago very concrete. Just won everything with Inter, ready for a new challenge and to us he was the missing link number ten. But he stayed. Afellay is another player. Would suit us very well. But he went to Barcelona. "
"Who we are inside have been Shinji Kagawa, from Borussia Dortmund. I got this year to five times tips to watch it. Decided eventually anyway to do. Great footballer. I am straight to Ferguson explained step and said: here you have a videotape, go look at this player. Even Ferguson was right to. This guy has everything. Great dribbling, eye for space, good running action without the ball, but also able to score a goal themselves.
STFU about Bebe for once, jesus christ.
thats funny he is on my A Madrid team on FM as one of my foreign players. Him and Muniain are lighting it up.my mate signs kagawa on a free transfer on FM but he fails to get his work permit.
nobody wants to sign him on loan either so he didn't play a single game for 2 seasons until my mate finally sold him to atletico madrid for 25million pound.
He really is a grade A Muppet isn't he? I like
ha ha, I very rarely mentioned Bebe, I just couldn't resist the special needs joke once his name had arisen.
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