Man City cannot register new players due to "strange rules" in Champions League
A UEFA rule is preventing Man City from registering all their new players for the Champions League play-offs.
"Man Xanh" brought in 5 new players in January, with a total value of more than 180 million pounds, the most notable of which was midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Porto for 50 million pounds.
However, UEFA regulations state that teams can only register a maximum of three players for the knockout stages from their group stage rosters. This means that, despite Kyle Walker's recent loan move to AC Milan, one of City's new signings will not be included in the Champions League squad, with 19-year-old defender Vitor Reis likely to be left out of the upcoming registration window. Marmoush, Bobb and Khusanov, however, are luckier as they have both signed for the club and are eligible to be in the squad and compete.
The squad brought by Man City will bring a lot of regret for any player who is not eligible to register for the competition because that will be a very special experience and mark. Besides, Juma Bah, who was just signed from Real Valladolid, will also not be registered because he was immediately loaned to Lens Club and is no longer in the Champions League squad of the Etihad Stadium team. Bah is only 18 years old after a somewhat controversial deal with Man City, causing the Spanish club to believe that they violated the transfer clause and acted illegally.
