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Leicester City submit appeal to Fifa in bid to complete £25m Adrien Silva signing
Leicester City have submitted their appeal to Fifa in a bid to finally complete the £25m signing of Adrien Silva.
Nearly four weeks have passed since Silva’s proposed move from Sporting Lisbon was rejected after Leicester filed paperwork 14 seconds late.
Leicester were granted an extension to complete the Portugal international's signing but his registration was denied by the world governing body after the club missed the deadline.
Silva has since been in limbo, unable to even train with Craig Shakespeare’s squad while Leicester have considered their next move.
However, it is understood that Leicester have now presented their appeal to Fifa, following weeks of negotiations between club officials and lawyers.
Leicester remain in the dark over the outcome and have not received any notification on when a decision will be made. One possibility is that Silva’s signing is approved but he will be unable to officially play for the club until January.
Shakespeare is anxious for the dispute to be resolved quickly, following the £35m sale of Danny Drinkwater to Premier League champions Chelsea.
He said: “There is a legal process going on where Fifa will decide what is happening with him, the quicker it is sorted the better.
“We’d love to have more answers but unfortunately we have to wait. Obviously I want to make him feel welcome because he’s a player we identified a long time ago.
“He is frustrated because this is World Cup year but he understands what the legal side of it is as well.”
Silva was sat in the stands again on Saturday for Leicester’s 3-2 defeat to Liverpool at the King Power Stadium.