His not cup tied yet though, I think PSV would have to go through then he would be cup tied and they lost the first leg 1-0. There some weird rule like that, not 100% sure.
everyone is totally wrong about the rules of bein cup tied. Here's my example
If a player plays in the europa league and then he signs for a club in the same competition he will not be eligable to play because he will be cup tied. However, if he was join a team playing in the champions league he would be able to play in that competition as it obviously isn't the same competition.
and by the way, can't people remember when owen left us for Madrid, he was on the bench against graz but never actually got on the pitch, if he had he wouldn't of been eligable ( cup tied) to play In the champions league that season.
I knew there some weird change to the rule. Toivonen can still play for us Europe if PSV dont make it through:
Champions League - UEFA relax rules on cup-tied playersUEFA has relaxed its rules on players appearing for two teams in one season in the Champions and Europa Leagues.
The executive committee has agreed that a player who appears for a club in any of the preliminary rounds of the Champions League or Europa League can play for another team in the competition proper, so long as his original team is eliminated in the preliminary competition.
"The rules have been relaxed regarding what the English call 'cup-tied' players, that is players who have already played for one team in a competition in a season," said UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino.
"From next season, if a player's club is eliminated and he signs for a new club by the end of the summer transfer window on September 1 he can play for his new club in either competition.
"If he is not signed by the end of the summer window, he can move in the January window."
The one stipulation that remains is that clubs can add up to three new players in January, only one of whom will be eligible if they have previously played in the qualifying rounds.
Reuters
