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S. Korea's Park granted Man United work permit
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-07-06 08:41 South Korean international Park Ji-Sung has been
cleared to join Manchester United.
 A hearing in Sheffield on Monday attended by Sir Alex Ferguson granted
the 24-year-old a work permit, leaving him free to link up for pre-season
training with the Red Devils, probably next Monday.
United had been forced to appeal an initial decision to refuse Park entry
because he had not played 75% of his country's internationals over the past two
years.
However, as a senior figure within the Korean squad, who has been a regular
starter with PSV Eindhoven for the past two seasons, the decision was swiftly
overturned.
It is likely Park will be officially unveiled next week and could come into
contention for one of United's early pre-season friendlies at Clyde on July 16
or Peterborough three days later.
Whether he plays in those fixtures or not, the ￡4million midfielder will
definitely be in Ferguson's squad for the four-match Far East tour at the end of
the month, which takes in visits to Hong Kong, China and Japan.
And, after being given permission to miss Korea's next World Cup qualifier
against Saudi Arabia, he will also be available for the opening Barclays
Premiership match of the new campaign, at Everton on August 13.
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