Valencia saw a deadline day to sign Kosta Nedeljković from Aston Villa fail, as it could have taken two months for a work permit to arrive.
That’s according to Estadio Deportivo. The newspaper cover the situation today, relaying information from Onda Deportiva.
According to their information, Valencia had a ‘done deal’ for the Aston Villa full back. There was a complete agreement with the both the player and Aston Villa for him to move to the Mestalla.
Aston Villa intended to cut his loan deal at RB Leipzig short and then send him to Valencia for the rest of the season. This proposal convinced everyone. But when the deal was about to be signed, a bureaucratic problem arose to stop it in its tracks.
This was due to Nedeljković’s country of origin, namely Serbia. Valencia had intended to sign him for their Mestalla team, registering him there but using him in the first team.
But that meant a different visa process. And they quickly learned that the visa process could be delayed for up to two months. That would have meant he’d only be available to Valencia for the last month and a half of the season.
Thus, the Spanish side abandoned the deal for the Aston Villa defender, who was then linked with Fiorentina. That deal also collapsed, though, leaving him at Leipzig for the remainder of the season instead.