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​Adrien Silva disgusted by Leicester transfer saga

Adrien Silva expresses his disgust at not being allowed to play for new club Leicester City.

The registration for Silva's move to Leicester City over the summer was blocked by FIFA as the paperwork landed with the FA just 14 seconds past the deadline and while the midfielder has been allowed to train with the Foxes, he has been left disgusted by the position he has been put in by the authorities.

Silva told Portuguese public broadcaster RTP: "I had a lot of desire to talk about the injustice. I was disgusted by this, but people calmed me, they advised me that I had to let go of a painful time to express myself in a calmer, less aggressive way. It was the best decision.

"The negotiations for my transfer to Leicester were very difficult. I had to make a lot of concessions to Sporting, I will not talk about them, it's between me and the club, but I want to make it clear that I had to give up things so that negotiations could go on.

"I cannot hide that it was a big disappointment. I felt a great disillusionment with everything that happened, which I was not responsible for, but I am the big loser. It is not a short time without playing."

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