Motherwell FC rumoured to be interested in Sandesh Jhingan - Will he land up there?
India international Sandesh Jhingan has attracted interest from Scottish Premiership side Motherwell FC if rumours are to go by. Many vlogs, including Talking Football Today, has carried the news. TMIndia couldn’t verify the authenticity of the news but doesn’t rule out the link-up.
The 26-year-old recently broke ties with Kerala Blasters FC, the club he has been with since the last six years. Most believed that Sandesh Jhingan didn’t agree to the management’s request to accept a pay-cut though the player’s camp maintained that it was a mutually agreed decision as Jhingan is having an offer from foreign clubs. He was linked with Qatar Stars League side Al-Gharafa SC in the past as well.
The Motherwell FC linked-up could well be true. The agency/agent that represents Jhingan has close ties with the club's management. Dheeraj Moirangthem was also there for a two-month trial and was even reported to have bagged a three-year contract. But owing to work permit restriction, the India U-17 World Cup hero had to comeback home.
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For a player to attain a work permit in the United Kingdom, he should have featured in at least 75% of his country’s competitive international games over the course of two years. The country the player is representing, over the course of those two years, should have earned a place in the top-70 of the Fifa rankings on average.
Jhingan fulfils the first criteria but the second clause has been the stumbling block for many other players in the past too. India currently ranks 108 in the FIFA chart. It will be perilous to think that international laws will be tweaked for Jhingan.
- Total Market Value:
- €9.33m
- Competition:
- Scottish Premiership
- Position:
- 8.
- Manager:
- Stuart Kettlewell
- Squad size:
- 24
- Latest Transfer:
- Moses Ebiye