Vanja Dragojevic work permit expected to be cleared for Dundee United clash
Rangers' new signing Vanja Dragojevic is expected to be cleared to play for his new team ahead of their clash with Dundee United on Friday, according to former Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness.
Wyness believes that the 20-year-old will receive the necessary clearance in time to feature in the Gers' Scottish Premiership opener, despite a delay in his work permit and visa applications.
What happened?
Dragojevic was absent from last weekend's friendly against West Ham due to the delay in his work permit and visa applications.
Why it matters for Dundee United
The clash between Dundee United and Rangers is set to be a highly anticipated match, with both teams looking to secure a win in the Scottish Premiership.
What comes next?
Wyness believes that there is no reason for 'alarm bells' to be raised at Ibrox just yet, and expects Dragojevic to be able to play, based on his previous experiences.
The starlet only recently joined the Glasgow giants from Partizan Belgrade, as the selling club landed over £4million in transfer fees.
Dragojevic is tipped to have a huge future ahead of him, and Wyness expects he will be able to get his Rangers career up and running on Friday.
League standing (final 2025 table -- new season not yet under way): 9th in Premiership, 33 pts, 8W-9D-16L from 33 games, recent form WLWWL.
Goals this season: 34 scored, 53 conceded (-19 goal difference).
Title race: 37 points behind leaders Heart Of Midlothian.
Currently sidelined: Miller Thomson.
Wyness believes that the only way Dragojevic's work permit issue won't be resolved in time is if there are any question marks over his past behaviour.
However, the Scottish businessman emphasised that there is nothing to suggest that there are any issues that could see that scenario play out.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider's Inside Track podcast, he clearly outlined that he expects the starlet to be cleared to play on Friday.
'I've been through this situation many times with buying foreign players, and it normally gets resolved,' Wyness said.
'You'd have hoped that the club would have been able to have known that, but normally it's just waiting for processing time.
Normally the lawyers can get in there and try and get it shifted in the queue somehow.
But unless there's something that's cropped up in terms of his own unsuitability or his past behaviour, and I don't think there would be, I would expect this to be done in time for Friday.
So yes, I would expect him to be able to play.
But it's quite common.
So I wouldn't be raising alarm bells yet.'
