Fifa asked by the FA to ratify Adrien Silva's Leicester transfer

Football's governing body has confirmed that it has been asked by the FA to approve the transfer.

After Leicester missed the deadline, FIFA withheld the International Transfer Certificate (ITC) for the 28-year-old and he has since returned to Portugal.

A FIFA spokesman said: 'The Football Association has requested a formal decision of the single judge of the Players Status Committee be authorised to request the International Transfer Certificate for the player Adrien Silva outside the registration period and register him with Leicester City. The matter is currently pending and therefore we are not in a position to comment further.'

The single judge will make a decision within 30 days, meaning the transfer saga could have a resolution by the end of October.

Without the ITC, Silva will not be registered as a Leicester player until the transfer window reopens in January.