CITY COURT UP IN GARRE ROW
MANCHESTER CITY’S signing of Benjamin Garre will be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today.
City signed Garre at the age of 16 but his Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield claimed the move breached FIFA rules over the signing of minors from outside the European Union.
Velez appealed to the CAS after FIFA ruled in City’s favour following a complaint about Garre’s move to the Premier League in July 2016. They claim FIFA rules allow players under 18 to move between clubs only in European countries.
City argued Garre held an Italian passport and was entitled to move after his 16th birthday.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been subjected to transfer bans in the past few years after being found guilty of breaching rules around the signing of international players under 18.