happy with this signing. other then a few like klostermann. doherty is the best we can get at the minute and he's up there
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If you're correct about the dates, then this is a Dier and Foyth-type situation, where the player was not in this country and registered to an English FA club for the full 3 years, and thus is not HG.He was signed by Wolves in July 2010, 7 months after his 18th birthday, so he was not registered to an English club for 36 months before his 21st birthday, so he is not homegrown per PL rules.
Seems crystal clear to me, but I see sources on Google expressing some uncertainty about it.
I certainly wouldn’t disagree, he’s the right age for us to use as a starter and find someone younger later.
"Someday, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me". Levy to Mendes when we signed Gedson.Mourinho's agent is Jorge Mendes, who is pretty involved with the Wolves transfers both in and out. Could play a part in the deal. Wolves signing Maitland-Niles also indicates they could be willing to sell Doherty.
Which signing?happy with this signing. other then a few like klostermann. doherty is the best we can get at the minute and he's up there
He was considered HG in their squad for the EL, so he is a HG player.
Would be very spurs wouldn’t it.Those rules are different. For UEFA a player must have been registered with a home association club for 36 months between the beginning of the season in which he turned 15 and the end of the season in which he turned 21.
I still don't see how that adds up though. The end of the season in which Doherty turned 21 was in May 2013 for Wolves. Maybe it's designated as June 30 for administrative purposes, but 36 months prior to that is June 30, 2010, and Doherty signed for Wolves in July 2010.
Do you have a link confirming he was an association-trained player for UEFA purposes this season? I can't find anything.
It would be pretty funny if we had a RB who is homegrown for EL but not PL, and a LB who is homegrown for PL but not EL.
Is it a done deal?happy with this signing. other then a few like klostermann. doherty is the best we can get at the minute and he's up there
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Lloris
Doherty - Toby - Dier- Davies
Hojbjerg - Lo Celso
Lucas - Dele - Son
Kane
Is something I imagine Jose would pick
I get you but Mourinho is and for me that's all that mattersjust still not convinced by either the CB pairing or the LB but hey ho.
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Doherty not HG for EL.
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Doherty's defensive stats don't compare very well to Aurier according to the above.