GOODWIN’S RAMADANI RED TAPE GREEN LIGHT

Aberdeen hope to finally have Ylber Ramadani on board this week after further unexpected visa issues prevented him from joining his new teammates in Spain.

The week in Spain passed with manager Jim Goodwin’s hopes of having Ramadani on board for at least a few days of the trip scuppered by red tape.

The wait for Ramadani, Goodwin’s first signing for the club, continues but the Dons boss is hopeful the midfielder’s wait to join up with his new team-mates will soon be over.

He told RedTV: “Ylber Ramadani’s visa has been approved, but getting his hands on his visa and passport has been extremely lengthy and we hadn’t anticipated that to be honest.

“We are confident we’ll get Ramadani to Aberdeen at the early part of the week so he can play a part in the friendly (at Brechin) in midweek.

“We can advise players, but they are not getting used to being with their team-mates when they are on their own and that’s the bit we will have to get him caught up on quickly.

“We know the type of player we’re getting.

“He’s a naturally fit boy and is quite similar to Ross McCrorie in many ways.

“He has got bundles of energy, takes pride in himself and technically he is a very good player.”

Bojan Miovski, who was training in Spain, did not join his new team-mates in returning to Aberdeen as he is waiting on his visa to be granted.

Goodwin said: “I’ve not been in this situation very often in the past of having to apply for visas.

“It has been very frustrating. We would love Bojan to be on the plane back to Aberdeen and available for Brechin, but he has to go back home.

“We hope Bojan Miovski doesn’t go through anything similar (to Ramadani).

“He’s a really good character. He’s only been here a few days, but you can see he is already starting to feel comfortable around players and the staff.

“He looks really sharp and he is banging in goals for fun. He has great movement and a great touch.

“For someone so young he has great awareness of space and link-up.”