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The new requirements for overseas players post-Brexit should make it a lot easier for English clubs to sign South American players 18 or over.
The Copa Libertadores is weighted the same as the Champions League, and Brazil and Argentina's domestic leagues are considered Band 3. A player playing regularly in the Libertadores will almost certainly get a work permit.
It looks like, in trying not to make it as difficult as it might have been to sign players from the EU post-Brexit, they have also made it easier to sign players from South America.
One other thing worth noting. PL clubs are limited to a maximum of three overseas U21 signings per transfer window, but no such limit for EFL sides.
Argentine Primera to EFL Championship might become a good pathway for many players.
Argentine Primera to EFL Championship might become a good pathway for many players.
This could also mean more competition for those MLS clubs who like to buy players from Argentina.
As mentioned in this month's article for World Soccer, Argentine is the third most common nationality in MLS after US and Canadian.
As mentioned in this month's article for World Soccer, Argentine is the third most common nationality in MLS after US and Canadian.
It probably won't stop Man City, who will navigate this by signing U21 players for other City Football Group sides. It might result in more big clubs doing similar, creating families of teams (à la Red Bull, CFG etc), which I don't think is a good thing.
