Overview

• UEFA declined to approve the international registration of 17-year-old Gibson Adu, halting his move from FC Bayern to SCR Altach.
• Rules allow cross-border registrations of under-18 players only under narrow conditions, and Altach did not demonstrate the required safeguards.
• Altach coach Fabio Ingolitsch said Adu was not cleared to play and described an emotional farewell after roughly ten days with the team.
• Assistant to the management Manuel Willam cited the club’s Category 4 status and said they could not sign under-18s at international level, adding they hope to try again next year.
• Adu will return to Bayern, where he is under contract until 2027 after joining from Unterhaching in 2024.