Indian Teenager Abneet Bharti Set to Seal Move to Spanish Club Real Valladolid after he managed to impress scouts from the Spanish club. The 16-year-old, who holds an Indian passport, was playing for the U-16 team of Singaporean side Balestier Khalsa, when he was spotted by Valladolid scouts. Abneet, however, will not earn a contract until he is 18 as he won’t be registered officially by due to the FIFA laws regarding the protection and international transfer of minors. The FIFA regulations prohibit international transfers of players under the age of 18. However there are some exceptions, for example the parents move to the same country, but in his case it is not possible for the parents to relocate to Spain. Abneet Said - “My objective is to improve overall as a player and learn as much as possible.In the next 5 years, I want to become the player I dream of becoming.” “I don’t know what the outcome of this stint will be, but I can promise to all the Indians that I will try to give my 100% and will work very hard and make sure that I can make my country and family proud.” “Abneet will be Joining Real Valladolid, He will be completing his studies there as well. This is going to be an opportunity to develop young talents and train and compete with the local Spanish players and other talents from around the World,” said the club scout and his agent Ravi Daswani, who also felicitated the Mehtab Hossain Spanish saga. Source: Indian Football Team
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 13:10:58 +0000
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