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Leto refused work permit for Liverpool

August 5, 2008

Argentina midfielder Leto, who played four times for Liverpool last season, has been refused a work permit this season. Leto, 21, cost Liverpool £2 million last year and landed himself an Italian passport in the summer, but has it revoked.

This meant that Liverpool had to apply for a work permit for the player, but the DWP refused to grant it, meaning the player cannot ply his trade in England this season.

Rafael Benitez now has to loan Leto out to another European club, and insists there are plenty of teams who want him.

Rafa is disappointed with the DWP’s decision however:

I am disappointed and it was a surprise because this is a player who has played in the Champions League and been in the Argentina squad for the Olympic Games.

You have managers talking about how good he is, so I think the system needs to change.

Now we have to look for a solution, maybe find a team for him on loan, but we have maybe eight or 10 teams in Spain, Italy and Greece asking about him.

When you have eight or 10 teams asking about a player and he’s not playing, it means that he is good.

Benitez reiterates though that this doesn’t mean the end of Leto’s Liverpool career. If he performs well on loan this season he might find his way back into England for the 2009/10 campaign.

Written by Roy · Filed Under Liverpool 


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