Watford have seemingly run out of time to sign Luis Alberto
Guadalupe, with Universitario confirming that visa problems have
scuppered his move to the Premiership.
The Peruvian defender had been expected to travel to England to tie
up a loan deal at Vicarage Road after The Hornets came to an
agreement with their South American counterparts.
However, Universitario manager Jaime Zegarra has now revealed that
it will take five days to organise the player's visa, taking any
potential deal past the transfer deadline of Wednesday night.
"We gave Guadalupe the chance to play on loan at Watford for four
months but everything that he has to resolve at the embassy, and
other offices, to let him have his visa is something we can't
resolve," said Zegarra.
"The things he has to resolve take more than five days and in
England the transfer window closes on Wednesday.
"So I must say that Guadalupe will stay at Universitario until
December 2007."
Reports in Peru also claim that work permit issues are another
stumbling block as Guadalupe has not played in 75 per cent of the
country's recent international fixtures.