Duncan McGuire’s proposed loan move to English Football League Championship side Blackburn Rovers is at risk of falling through.
The EFL has not approved the loan due to the registration documents being submitted after the 11 p.m. transfer deadline on February 1, the club announced. McGuire, who was linked with both Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday during January’s transfer window, will remain in England until a decision is made by the EFL.
Should the EFL reject the move, McGuire will return to Orlando City for the start of its domestic schedule. Blackburn Rovers will also attempt to reach a pre-contract deal with the Lions for McGuire, which would begin this summer.
“All of the necessary signed paperwork had been completed prior to 10pm on Thursday February 1st, however due to an administrative error, the forms were not processed within the prescribed time,” Blackburn Rovers said in a statement.
“Detailed discussions with legal representatives and the relevant football authorities have taken place over the past few days to try to reach an urgent and positive resolution to the matter,” the statement read. “The club’s lawyers have prepared the required papers and sent to the EFL Board, who will consider the case on Thursday February 8th.”
McGuire, a former Mac Hermann award winner at Creighton University, scored 15 goals for Orlando City last season. His stellar rookie campaign in MLS led to his first U.S. men’s national team call-up and debut in January’s 1-0 friendly loss to Slovenia.
Blackburn Rovers sit 19th in the Championship and could desperately use additional scoring help to avoid a relegation fight this spring.
Orlando City opens its 2024 schedule on February 21 against Canadian side Calvary FC in the revamped CONCACAF Champions Cup.
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