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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Mark McCadden

St Patrick's Athletic boss reveals how recent arrival was a Brexit benefit

Tim Clancy has revealed that Dutch defender Noah Lewis’s arrival at Richmond Park was all down to Brexit.

The 22-year-old signed for St Patrick’s Athletic last month from Willem II in his native Netherlands.

A product of the Feyenoord Academy, the centre-half was due to move to the UK in the January transfer window, but didn’t qualify for a work permit under Brexit rules.

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