Madmax 9,219 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 This clears up his current status :He remains ineligible for a work permit based on the standard criteria outlined here, which means he and the club must seek alternative routes. One of those would be to secure Dutch citizenship, but alas, hurdles remain there. Rajkovic is still a year’s residence short of the five required, and moreover has not spent the four years there ‘consecutively’, another pre-requisite. Even if he were to achieve both aims next summer, he would also then have to pass a citizenship exam and clear some red tape, and at that stage his Chelsea contract is due to expire, so that particular plan appears to be a non-starter. Of course, Chelsea could choose to lodge an appeal with the FA and press their claims that their man is of sufficient quality to ply his trade here, as they had to do with Ramires. To stand a chance of convincing the panel, they must convince that: the player is of the highest calibre and…the player is able to contribute significantly to the development of the game at the top level in England. In unwritten terms, that effectively means that it must be clear that Rajkovic can serve his purpose better than a comparable English player.Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 I really like Rajkovic. He looks very strong & has got quite a bit of experience now in Holland. Villas-Boas will have to make a hard choice on him, I can see why he could be discarded though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 At the moment he is much better then Bruma.But if he goes i won't feel that bad, because Kalas looks more promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic weeds 446 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Rajkovic: The Unknown Defensive Salvator for Chelsea Football Club!nice read. termninja and dave30 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I hope there's future for him here, he's a great talent with quite a bit of experience already. laura90 and dave30 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Rajkovic: The Unknown Defensive Salvator for Chelsea Football Club!nice read.Decent read.I can easily see Rajkovic replace Alex in a season or two.That being said, if we can get Rajkovic in the team then we should sell Alex.We have a habit of not making money on transfer and letting them go for little money.If we are to introduced some youth, then selling some of our older player might not be bad.But not this season. Next season would be better.Again, that's if Rajkovic can stay with the team this season, and AVB gives him chances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domino- 116 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Make me very impressed watching several of his matches and I liked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 AVB - I think that Rajko deserves a chance with a hearing panel,' Villas-Boas said after the game. 'He has shown his qualities throughout all this pre-season.'We weren't able to use him against Portsmouth but again you saw the level that he is at at this moment and it is a questionwe have to address carefully because also at this moment we all know the choices that we have to take in the central defender role because we have five positions and four of them are top central defenders.'The most important thing for Rajko and his future is for him to get this panel hearing because I think his talent is good enough for the Premier League. Let's do it step by step and hopefully enough we will be able to convince the panel that Rajkovic deserves a chance in the Premier League.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Definitely worth a shot!I can't believe Esk said he wasn't Chelsea material Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Just read that on the website.. Delighted.I though Rajkovic would be dismissed instantly and sold off because he hasn't played here yet. But Villas-Boas has given him, his rightful, chance to shine, which he's taken well. He definitely deserves to play for us in the Premier League. Now that we've shipped off Bruma for 2-years, Rajko will be a good youth defender to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Just read that on the website.. Delighted.I though Rajkovic would be dismissed instantly and sold off because he hasn't played here yet. But Villas-Boas has given him, his rightful, chance to shine, which he's taken well. He definitely deserves to play for us in the Premier League. Now that we've shipped off Bruma for 2-years, Rajko will be a good youth defender to have.:goodpost:Great news to hear, and yeah that was a problem i had in the past with previous manager. Mourinho, Avram, Scolari, and Carlo. They really did not gave the youth much of a chance as AVB has been doing these past few days.it still makes me sad we let some other great talent go. Just wish we had a manager like him in the past that care more about youth, then buy buy buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack17 205 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 His contract will expire next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent 403 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Just read that on the website.. Delighted.I though Rajkovic would be dismissed instantly and sold off because he hasn't played here yet. But Villas-Boas has given him, his rightful, chance to shine, which he's taken well. He definitely deserves to play for us in the Premier League. Now that we've shipped off Bruma for 2-years, Rajko will be a good youth defender to have.Won't happen, he just left on loan for another season at Vitesse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justin_3d Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Won't happen, he just left on loan for another season at Vitesse.That sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast 85 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Good defender no doubt and one for the future, but he needs to cut out the constant mistakes he makes. Didn't he make 2 in the first 5 minutes yesterday? Nevertheless, top defender and i'm looking forward to seeing him play more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Has his work permit been approved??? I don't know what the hold is. The English gov. should know that the guy is a professional by now & he is very gifted. He should be granted his work permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent 403 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You don't need a work permit for England if you're gonna play for Vitesse. :mellow:I doubt if he will ever play for us, we still have Bruma behind wich i think is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5354 204 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Isnt the latest news about waiting for him to get a work permit? Unless it is confirmed he is denied one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent 403 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Isnt the latest news about waiting for him to get a work permit? Unless it is confirmed he is denied one?The latest news is that he is on loan to Vitesse, like i said before. Plus there are some rules not everyone gets a work permit, and no way he denied it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnian Blue 2,471 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 He is very big and strong and his playing style is simple which is a good thing for a defender. Well, we'll see how he reacts against better players than Malasya, Thailand and Kitchee. Really nice test for him on Saturday. So far, so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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