Former Atlético-MG work permit denied to Diego Costa to play in England – sport

London, September 6 (EFE). Striker Diego Costa, who left Atletico Mineiro earlier this year, has not received a permit to work in the UK, preventing him from signing with Wolverhampton, who have appealed the decision and are awaiting a response in 48 hours. The scorer, who has already defended Chelsea and is currently without a club, saw a work permit request by the FA, precisely because he had not played an official match since December 2021. Wolves have appealed the decision and will receive a response to the case within the next 48 hours. The Brazilian, who was naturalized in Spain, had already trained with the English team, which is looking for a replacement for Austrian Sasa Kalajdic, who suffered a serious injury. Since the UK left the European Union, on January 1 last year, granting UK work permit to EU countries has become more complicated and players have not exited the process. A few days ago, Dutch striker Justin Kluivert had not signed with Fulham for not collecting 15 points enough for the release, which are awarded according to matches played, positions in national championships, and matches with the national team. EFE msg / bg