Things are not going well for FC Volendam. The Premier League club from the fishing village has had a bad start to the season. In addition to the mediocre results and the sad arbitration case with ex-captain Carel Eiting, FC Volendam still does not have access to acquisition Luke Le Roux.
The chance that Luke Le Roux will participate on Saturday against Fortuna Sittard is actually ruled out, the FC Volendam spokesperson said. “His work permit has almost been received, but his visa still needs to be arranged. And if that is successful, he will have to physically pick up that pass.” Le Roux currently lives in his homeland South Africa. The eel farmers expect that they will only have access to the midfielder who came over from Varberg from Sweden on September 23 against Heracles.
Previously, technical director Jasper van Leeuwen informed NH Sport that he was not satisfied with the transfer summer and that trainer Matthias Kohler has a tight selection. Le Roux is just one of the few newcomers that Van Leeuwen described as an ‘immediate reinforcement’.
“Unfortunately, it takes some time,” says the FC Volendam spokesperson about the situation of the 23-year-old African international. “Luckily he signed for three years, so these few weeks won’t be too bad.” It is striking that FC Volendam has had Garang Kuol at its disposal for weeks. The young Australian striker does have a work permit. “It’s a lot easier with players from Australia than with players from Africa.”
FC Volendam will play Fortuna Sittard in Limburg on Saturday at 8 p.m. Kohler’s team is currently in fifteenth place with zero points from three games.