"You buy a player for a lot of money and he is not able to play for a rule I don't understand. I don't understand the reason why he cannot play in the final in March, when I have been here for a long time. "The rules to buy a player depends on Fifa, Uefa, the Premier League who say, OK the transfer window is open, when you buy a player you have to play, no? City have already benefited from one rule change this season that allowed players to play for two teams in the same competition, instead of being cup tied. That allowed Semenyo and Max Alleyne to feature in the semi-final matches, despite appearing for Bournemouth and Watford respectively in previous rounds.

Source: BBC February 05, 2026 01:08 UTC