SILVA LEFT IN FOXES LIMBO

LEICESTER have had their bid to register £22million midfielder Adrien Silva rejected by FIFA.

It is claimed that the Foxes missed the deadline to complete a switch for the Portugal star by 14 seconds.

Leicester signed Silva (below) from Sporting Lisbon on the final day of the transfer window, but had to request a two-hour extension.

However, FIFA insist they did not receive the paperwork in time. The Foxes are confident that everything was done correctly and are working with Sporting Lisbon and Silva to try to prove this and reverse the decision of world football’s governing body.

If the ruling stands, Silva will be unable to play for Leicester until January 2018.

The move hinged on Danny Drinkwater sealing a move to Chelsea. And the window officially closed with Silva at Leicester’s training ground and Drinkwater at Chelsea’s Cobham base.

Drinkwater was announced as a Chelsea player at 1.30am on September 1.