Brewers hope for Kelly ruling

Boss hopes authorities will allow defender to join Brewers

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Brewers hope for Kelly ruling

Peschisolido: Kelly hopes

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Burton Albion boss Paul Peschisolido is hoping the authorities will allow Shaun Kelly to join the club in the near future.

The Brewers boss was impressed by the free agent in a reserve game in which the 21-year-old played for Port Vale last week.

The former Chester City defender has agreed a deal with Albion but Peschisolido's attempts to sign the centre-half have been snagged by red tape surrounding the player's departure from the now wound-up Blue Square Premier side.

Registration rules forbid players signing for another club when coming out of a separate contract outside the transfer window, but Peschisolido hopes special dispensation will be granted in the 21-year-old's case.

Not permitted

Peschisolido told the Burton Mail: "Shaun gave the Football Association the compulsory 14 days' notice of breach of contract by Chester, but that was after the January transfer window had closed.

"He is technically not permitted to sign for another club until the transfer window re-opens in the summer.

"However, the lad has not been paid for four months and needs to make a living, so we're hoping for some sort of dispensation from the authorities.

"I think there's a meeting on Thursday, either at the FA or the Football League, where Shaun's case will be discussed.

"Hopefully, they will look at his situation sympathetically so that signing him will be a formality."