January transfer window

The Bolton News understands a bid to bring in a defender on loan yesterday fell through.

More importantly did it fall through from our end? Have the board vetoed DFs attempts to get this player? Very very interesting

The left back is West Brom's Goran Popov.

He likes grobbing on opponents as well.

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The popov deal is the one that fell through apparently.

Nixon says it has something to do with the premier leauge blocking it.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Nixon says it has something to do with the premier leauge blocking it.

Is he from outside the EU aaron? If so he might have had to get a new work permit to come here and that could be a problem if he just got one for WBA. I think there's a regulation about how many clubs one player can be registered with in a twelve month period as well, two is the max if I recall it correctly. To go to a third requires a special dispensation from FIFA if memory serves. How many clubs has Popov had in the last calendar year?

Other than the two possible reasons I've stated above I can't see why the Premier League would block it and I don't think they'd have jurisdiction on those two points anyway. I do seem to recall a maximum number of players being loaned to one club from another but I thought that was two and it only applied if both clubs were in the premiership. 

It seems odd that the PL would have the power to block it and even if they did why would they do so arbitrarily? They'd need a solid reason, something in the regulations they can point to.

He's on loan at west brom from Dynamo kyiv

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