Cardiff closing in on Nacho Scocco

Never heard of the guy but he has a decent scoring record.

http://www.peterleestar.co.uk/sport/foo ... -1-6385573

Likes to score from distance looking at the vid.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCppC403zo


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Scocco

Yes please!

Scored 2 on his Argentina Debut in 2012 against Brazil, but hasn't played since! BIt odd....and would never get a work permit???

Scored 2 on his Argentina Debut in 2012 against Brazil, but hasn't played since! BIt odd....

To be fair the Argies have some decent players in his position. Lavezzi, & Di Maria. Theres Lamela as well, with Aguero & Messi being able to be played wide for them also. The argies have some firepower thats for sure!

Season Club Competition Apps Goals
2003–04 Newell's Old Boys Argentina Primera División Argentina 6 0
2004–05 Newell's Old Boys Argentina Primera División Argentina 34 3
2005–06 Newell's Old Boys Argentina Primera División Argentina 43 17
2006–07 Pumas UNAM Mexico Primera División de México 19 6
2007–08 Pumas UNAM Mexico Primera División de México 42 18
2008–09 AEK Athens Greece Greek Super League 35 9
2009–10 AEK Athens Greece Greek Super League 37 11
2010–11 AEK Athens Greece Greek Super League 40 12
2011–12 Al Ain United Arab Emirates UAE Pro-League 26 11
2012–13 Newell's Old Boys Argentina Primera División Argentina 46 30
2013 Internacional Brazil Primera División Brasil 21 4
Total 349 121


Yes he has. Newell's old boys. Scored 30 goals in 46 games!! Go get him Ole.

If we do sign him we'll have to leave him out of the derby.
That mad c**t Chico will be trying to eat the poor fucker!

Looks a good player.

Scored 2 on his Argentina Debut in 2012 against Brazil, but hasn't played since! BIt odd....and would never get a work permit???

^This, will be very very difficult to get a permit for this lad. See criteria below:

Criteria
Work permits will be issued to international players of the highest calibre who are able to make a significant contribution in footballing terms to the development of the United Kingdom game at the highest level (i.e. clubs competing in the Premier Leagues and Football Leagues in England and Scotland, the Welsh Premier League and the Irish Premier League in Northern Ireland).

Initial applications
To be eligible for a work permit:

•a player must have played for his country in at least 75% of its competitive 'A' team matches he was available for selection, during the two years preceding the date of the application; and
•the player's country must be at or above 70th place in the official FIFA world rankings when averaged over the two years preceding the date of the application.
Competitive matches
The definition of a competitive 'A' team international match is a:

•World Cup Finals game;
•World Cup Qualifying group game; and
•Football Association confederation tournament game, for example:
◦The FIFA Confederations Cup;
◦Tthe UEFA European Championships and Qualifiers;
◦The African Cup of Nations and Qualifiers;
◦The Asia Nations Cup and Qualifiers;
◦The CONCACAF Gold Cup;
◦The CONCACAF The Copa Caribe;
◦The CONMEBOL Copa America;
◦The OFC Nations Cup and
◦The UNCAF Nations Cup
International appearances
Prior to submitting an application, clubs should provide written confirmation of the player's international appearance record over the preceding two years highlighting the competitive 'A' matches. This should be obtained from the player's home association. The sports and entertainments team, UK Border Agency, will be unable to make a decision on the application until written evidence is provided. If any evidence submitted needs verifying, the sports and entertainments team, UK Border Agency, will liaise with other parties and verify all information through all available sources, if necessary.

Injuries
Exclusion from selection for international matches due to injury or suspension will be taken into consideration when applying the criteria. Clubs should submit supporting evidence in such cases stipulating the games the player has missed.

It should be noted that where a player is listed as on the substitutes' bench, he will not be considered as injured when reaching a decision on a work permit application.

FIFA rankings
There are currently 204 international teams listed in the official FIFA world rankings. Those countries which have regularly achieved a 70th placing or higher over a period of two years are regarded as nations who have competed regularly at a highly competitive international level and have players of the highest standard who have contributed consistently to the achievement of that world ranking.

The sports and entertainments team, UK Border Agency, will produce the aggregated two-year rankings list on a monthly basis when the official FIFA world rankings are published and those countries ranked 70th or above meet the criterion. The aggregated rankings can be downloaded from this website. If clubs have any queries about the rankings they should contact the sports and entertainments team, UK Border Agency

Extension Applications
•Where the permit approval is about to expire and the player meets the criteria outlined above for initial applications.
If a club wishes to retain the services of a player, they should submit a new application before the work permit expires. If the work permit criteria are satisfied, a permit will be issued for the period of a player's contract, up to a maximum of five years.
•Where the permit approval is about to expire and the player does not meet the criteria for initial applications
Where an application does not meet the criteria, then a club may request that it be considered by a panel.

Dual nationality with Italy so no work permit issues as Italy is in the eu...

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ignac ... 51088.html

Dual nationality with Italy so no work permit issues as Italy is in the eu...

http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ignac ... 51088.html

Good spot, that dismisses my last post.

He has dual nationality and has played in Europe before.....

He will get one easy.

We'd get around it on appeal anyway, the same as Chelsea and their signing of Willian, by arguing that because the standard is so high in the Argentine national team, Nacho would qualify for a permit if he was any other nationality.