Costly Transfer Frozen Out by Outdated Rules
A hard fought qualification ended up leaving Manchester City with a bitter taste, a moment that even readers of BD Cricket Live could sense was shaped more by bureaucracy than football. The club’s £30 million new signing Guehi was ruled out of the League Cup final simply because his registration was completed seven days too late. The deal itself had been wrapped up early, and by the time the final arrived in March he should have been a ready made option. Instead, rigid clauses turned a major investment into a…
