Trialist time: Several free agents emerge at Vitesse ahead of first league game this weekend | OneFootball

Since they found their professional license provisionally regained, Vitesse Arnhem have seen a plethora of players report for a trial.

While most of them have been somewhat lacking in fitness, a number of valuable reinforcements could enter the fray ahead of this weekend’s clash with Jong AZ in Vitesse’s belated Keuken Kampioen Divisie opener.

Several players vying for a contract at the GelreDome and have been with the club on the training pitch on Tuesday morning.

Ilias Splinter, a 20-year-old midfielder out of contract with Roda JC, is one of them. Clubless Elay Nijon and Rida Chahid, both 20, and 19-year-old Yuval Ranon have all impressed enough to be allowed to stay on trial.

Former Almere City youngster, Nijon, most recently spent time with Cambuur’s U21 side after a stint in Croatia with NK Kustosija. Rida Chahid is a free agent following a departure from Jong Ajax, where he featured in the last two Keuken Kampioen Divisie seasons.

Yuval Ranon is an Israeli youth international, and most recently played at North Carolina FC and Werder Bremen’s youth academies.

GBeNeFN | Max Bradfield