Lazio were able to sign Felipe Caicedo as a non-EU player thanks to a little administrative sleight of hand with an ex-Milan youth talent.
There are limits on the number of non-EU players that Serie A sides are able to sign and one has to be sold abroad before he can open up that spot for a newcomer.
However, the rules are slightly different for non-EU players who move between Serie A sides.
Lazio were able to sign Felipe Caicedo as a non-EU player thanks to a little administrative sleight of hand with an ex-Milan youth talent.
There are limits on the number of non-EU players that Serie A sides are able to sign and one has to be sold abroad before he can open up that spot for a newcomer.
However, the rules are slightly different for non-EU players who move between Serie A sides.
Lazio therefore got around the issue by this morning signing Lo Ameth for free from Milan.
Within hours, they had sold him on to Naxxar Lions FC, a club in Malta, therefore creating a non-EU player spot.
This is why the Aquile were able to register Caicedo as a non-EU player when he arrived from Espanyol.