Rantie granted work permit Tokelo Rantie has been given the green light to complete his transfer from Malmo to English Championship club Bournemouth after being granted a work permit. Read: Rantie smashes Malmo fee, joins Bournemouth Bournemouth assistant manager Jason Tindall is delighted with new signing Tokelo Rantie, describing him as “very dynamic, skilful and intelligent”. Cherries manager Eddie Howe and his assistant Jason Tindall attended a hearing at the Football Association on Friday to argue the Bafana Bafana forward’s case, as he fell just short of the strict requirements. The home office stipulates that players from outside the European Union must have played in 75 percent of their national team’s competitive matches over the last two years. But Howe and Tindall argued Rantie’s case successfully, and having signed a R30-million four-year deal with Bournemouth on Wednesday, the 22-year-old has been cleared to begin his career in England. “The player needs to complete some paperwork and will be available to play in our next home game,” Tindall was quoted as saying by the Bournemouth Echo newspaper. Rantie will meet up with Bafana squad for the crucial World Cup qualifier with Botswana but is expected to make his debut against top-of-the-table Blackpool on September 14. The Cherries are currently sixth in the Championship after beating Dean Furman and Bongani Khumalo’s Doncaster Rovers on Saturday.
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 19:21:59 +0000
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