Sydney to swap Janjetovic for Redmayne?
IT’S looking increasingly unlikely that goalkeeper Vedran Janjetovic will play for Sydney FC again, as the air around his “extended personal leave” turns a bit unpleasant.
Sydney
are distinctly unimpressed with how the saga has played out, even
though Janjetovic, with the assistance of the players’ union, has been
signed off on stress leave after losing his first-team place to Danny Vukovic.
What
has also emerged is that players who are sidelined through non-physical
reasons aren’t covered by the A-League’s injury insurance policy. So
even if a player is deemed unfit to play for months, a club could only
sign an injury replacement by spending more on wages.
Far-fetched
as it may seem, some cynics in clubland fear that in future, a player
who wanted to leave a club could use this to their advantage, especially
at a club that wasn’t one of the richer in the league.
Meanwhile
there has been some discussion over Janjetovic’s future between Sydney
and the Wanderers, though Sydney are adamant they won’t let him leave
without a viable No 2 coming — such as Andrew Redmayne at Western Sydney.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/aleague-confidential-vedran-janjetovic-unlikely-to-play-for-sydney-fc-again/news-story/8384b5265aa53464d155cb4c156155ac