Manchester United and Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan work permits explainedAlexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Man Utd and Arsenal transfers will be confirmed after they obtain work permits.
Manchester United and Arsenal have had to submit work permit applications to conclude the straight swap deal involving Chile international Alexis Sanchez and Armenia captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan.Former Brazil defender Celio Silva was set to join United in 1997 but was refused a work permit three years after United were supposedly denied one for his compatriot Ronaldo. Serbia international Adem Ljajic blamed a work permit on his protracted move to United collapsing.
Sanchez, who has undergone a medical and posed for official unveiling images, is set to avoid such a disappointing outcome. United have previously successfully obtained work permits for players such as Mame Biram Diouf, Marcos Rojo and Eric Bailly, among others, and should have no problem securing one for Arsenal forward Sanchez.
Because Chile are one of the top 10 ranked international teams in the world, Sanchez needs to have played in at least 30 per cent of their international fixtures over the last two years to receive a work permit. Sanchez has only missed three of Chile's 31 fixtures during the 24-month period.Armenia are ranked 90th, so Mkhitaryan's work permit boils down to a points-based system. If a player scores four points or more, the Exceptions Panel is likely to recommend that the transfer application is granted.
If the value of the transfer fee being paid for the player is £14.9million or above then three points are awarded, only Mkhitaryan's move is part of a swap deal. So we have to go beyond that.Are the wages being paid to the player by the applicant club (Arsenal) £53,900 or above? Yes. Three points.
Is the player’s current club is in Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga, La Liga, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, Liga MX, Brasileiro, Serie A (Brazil) and has the player played in 30 per cent or more of the available domestic league minutes? Yes. One point.
Has the player played for his current club in the group stages or onwards of the Champions League, Europa League or the Copa Libertadores within the last 12 months and played in 30 per cent or more of the available domestic league minutes? Yes. One point.
So that is five points, more than the required amount.
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