BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- According to Brazilian media outlet UOL, Barcelona's Santos is seeking a legal way to allow Golat, who is still a Chinese player, to play for the team in the soonest possible time.
UOL reports that Santos will face Corinthians in next Wednesday's São Paulo State League match, which is likely to be Golat's debut since joining the team. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Santos senior Dracena revealed that the chances of Golat making his debut in the match are high.
Dracena said in an interview, "I am confident that Gallagher will be able to make his debut in the next match and our legal team is working hard to make this happen. At the moment Gallagher's training is going very well and he has also been to the immigration office today, we have done everything we can, now we are just missing the paperwork."
Golat, who has been an important reinforcement for Santos this season, is still a Chinese player, so he will play the role of a foreigner in the team.UOL says that the situation of Chinese foreigners is different from that of foreigners from other South American countries, which are
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All with Brazil
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There is a cooperation agreement, and the Chinese
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The agreement was signed so that South American foreigners could play in the Brazilian league without going through the process, while Chinese players could not.
"This appearance process is very complicated and involved, so our legal team is working intensively to get him ready to play." Dracena said.
Gaolat was previously naturalized as a Chinese national during his time with Guangzhou, but was unable to represent FIFA because he did not meet the eligibility requirements of the
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appearances, so he also returned to Brazil to continue his career. (DD)
