Hibs have today revealed that they have approached governing body FIFA over the Steven Pinau transfer saga.
The Hibees have been waiting for over two weeks for international clearance to arrive from the Italian FA to allow the French forward to pull on a green and white shirt.
Mixu Paatelainen was hopeful that the 20-year-old former
Pinau has signed for the Hibees on a one year loan deal from Serie A side
"Normally you can get it done in a day, although some countries seem to act quicker than others," he said.
"We got the paperwork for Joe Keenan through from
"We have done everything we can and there's no problem as far as we can see so I don't know why Steve's clearance hasn't come through.
"But now the matter has been put into the hands of Fifa who will hopefully put some pressure on to get it all resolved as quickly as possible."
It now looks unlikely that Pinau will feature at the Tulloch stadium for tomorrow's clash with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
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