move from Borussia Dortmund to Galatasaray, leaving the
player in limbo until January.
The Super Lig side had appealed to the game's governing
body after failing to register the player before the close of
the summer transfer window on Monday.
Fifa, though, dismissed the case on Wednesday, because
the relevant documentation was not submitted on time by
the Istanbul outfit.
Dortmund have nonetheless agreed to let Grosskreutz leave
Signal Iduna Park, meaning Grosskreutz must wait until
January before being registered as a Gala player.
"Fifa has blocked the transfer of Kevin Grosskreutz to
Turkish top flight outfit Galatasaray," Dortmund said in a
statement.
"An appeal lodged by Galatasaray against the decision was
unsuccessful. Galatasaray informed BVB of the outcome on
Wednesday.
"Fifa believe Galatasaray had not taken all of the necessary
steps required to complete the planned transfer within the
specified transfer window.
"Galatasaray and Kevin Grosskreutz expressed their wish for
the transfer to be carried out at the next available
opportunity and under the already agreed conditions.
"Up until his registration - which will provisionally take place
on 1/1/2016 - Kevin Grosskreutz will therefore become a
Galatasaray player with immediate effect, allowing him to
participate in his new club's training sessions and friendly
matches."
Grosskreutz finds himself in a similar situation to Arda Turn
and Aleix Vidal, who agreed to join Barcelona earlier this
summer despite knowing that they would not be allowed to
represent the Blaugrana until the New Year because of the
Catalan club's transfer ban.
