They Call Him Psycho...

So who is Rajko Lekic? We had no idea until a few days ago (and yes we are usually way quicker on this type of post bit well we've been busy) but we like what we hear for the most part.  Lekic is joining the Revs for a 2 day trial this week, you may already have heard about him but we're gonna gather as much info as we can and to a TDIF style super-post.

Lekic, 29, is a Danish striker of Montenegrin decent he is currently playing for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. Over his career he has a strike rate of .51 goals per game.  He has spent time at Xerez CD in Spain but most of his career has been in Denmark.  Nicol told the Globe that "He’s one of the players we tried to sign and thought we had done, we’re going back with him and we’re talking again."

Lekic had been set to transfer to to Turkish club Konyaspor, but the club couldn't or wouldn't pay the full transfer fee and so he returned to Silkeborg.  Some say that this was because they did ot like what they saw, but apparently the club also has history of coming up short with transfer fees.  Konyaspor tried to sign another Danish player, Jonas Troest, and were unable to come up with signing bonus or his wages during the very same window.  There have been disputed rumors between Lekic and Silkeborg head coach Troels Bech, that he came into training for the 2010 season unfit and was sporting a hip injury.  Lekic fell out of favor and then said that we would like to leave over the winter.  He was not able to leave during the winter window and returned to the club to unhappy teammates and fans that he had to issue a public apology to.

We hope that this trial is more of a deal is almost done trial and that they are just checking to make sure that he is fit before the deal is done.  Reports from Denmark say that he has good height with a good header and know where to be to make plays happen, he's fast, athletic and creative... all things that the Revs need.  He also is reported to to be the type of player that needs to be a first team and star player or his play deteriorates.  We need a star striker so as long as he produces, as we think he would he wouldn't be riding the pine.

As far as wages go we are not sure that his salary would be a DP level salary however if we need to pay a transfer fee this may push him into the DP range.  Bech, says of his player that Lekic has come here not to trial but with the intent of signing a contract.  One would speculate that especially outside of a transfer window that a club would let a player travel to trial if a deal was not imminent.  We also must consider that the club probably does not want the player to leave until the next window opens without being compensated.  There are obviously a lot of possible variables to this potential signing.

On film and on paper this looks like it would be a very strong signing for the Revolution, and would be exactly the kind of player that we so desperately need.  Hopefully this is more than just a trial , we'll be paying close attention to this story...

And yes his nickname really is Psycho...



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