Work permit problems see Real Madrid snatch Juan Lescano from Liverpool

Real Madrid have snatched the 'new Didier Drogba' - Juan Lescano - from Liverpool after work permit problems scuppered his move.

Lescano, 17, had been training at Melwood for the last four months with the Reds' youth ranks after being picked up by ex-manager Rafael Benitez. After showing considerable promise, a permanent deal had been set-up for the Argentinian before it was scuppered by red tape.

Madrid have moved in quickly to sign the youngster and he will now join up with their Castilla sides. Speaking to skysports.com, Lescano was looking forward to his new start in the Spanish capital.

"At Liverpool people like [Javier] Mascherano and [Emiliano] Insua helped me a lot, but after the legal problems this is a big opportunity for me," Lescano said


Just saw this online i'd never heard off this Lescano lad ?

doh.

I saw this as well never heard of him though, I will be enraged if he turns out to be a top class player

Oh man I am gutted!! Only becuase he turns out to be awesome in Football Manager which is the best scouting system in existence!!

He's been billed as the new Drogba.

So expect him to be the polar opposite of Drogba.

Hold on.

Let me try and lose some sleep over this.

Real Madrid have snatched the 'new Didier Drogba' - Juan Lescano - from Liverpool after work permit problems scuppered his move.

Why was he a cheating, diving pr**k aswell!!!!

Never heard of the lad but if LFC wanted him and Real got him, he must have something about him. Can't say I'm bothered by it but he could well turn out to be another star we've missed out on. This work permit bollocks winds me up.

I guess we will take the next Thierry Henry instead...according to his agent.

is this like the 'new zidane' we had? cos i know cheyrou went onto win multiple league titles, champs league and world cup. he did, yes he deffo did...

Thing is by the time he becomes a good player very few will remember that he even was at Melwood for 4 months, I don't see what the fuss is about.

Work permit problems always piss me off on Footy Manager. I always appeal but appealing never works! Grr...

Hold on.

Let me try and lose some sleep over this.

New Drogba? If that includes being a diving, anger-issued dick, then i will not be worried at all.

Babel was the next Henry at one point. Always take the 'next someone' talk with a huge pinch of salt.

Good luck to the lad anyways.

Probably the next Emile Heskey not Drogba

Some more media bollocks.
The whole tale is by definition speculation.

He would've had no problem getting a work permit at united 

He would've had no problem getting a work permit at united 

Much as it hurts to say this but if he was good enough for Ushited they would have been smart enough to have signed him and sent him out on loan to somewhere like Belgium or Portugal where there are no work permit issues. After a year he can qualify as an EU citizen job done.

A youth player scouted by Benitez? thank jeebus he's moved on then!

Is this the new knee jerk thread?

Didn't something like this happen a while back to us? Cristiano Ronaldo was offered to us for like 2 million as a youngster and Houllier declined it   

Much as it hurts to say this but if he was good enough for Ushited they would have been smart enough to have signed him and sent him out on loan to somewhere like Belgium or Portugal where there are no work permit issues. After a year he can qualify as an EU citizen job done.

Thought we had a new agreement with a team exactly for this purpose. Send them a player like this on loan til we can sort out the paperwork. Glad to see that wasnt for nothing...

Thought we had a new agreement with a team exactly for this purpose. Send them a player like this on loan til we can sort out the paperwork. Glad to see that wasn't for nothing...

I thought that as well.

I'd like to think we let him go because he didn't have what it takes rather than further incompetence at the club.

Didn't something like this happen a while back to us? Cristiano Ronaldo was offered to us for like 2 million as a youngster and Houllier declined it   

Try more like £12 million