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14 year old American soccer star signs $5 million deal with Manchester City
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:40 pm
Don't move this to the soccer board, I believe this is a good conversation in the age of NIL for non soccer sport fans.
Litle more nuanced, he signs a deal with the Philadelphia Union of MLS as well, where he will play until he transfers to Manchester City of the EPL at the age of 18. The City deal has already been inked. This move allows Philadelphia to receive a transfer fee of sorts. Obviously City doing City things by throwing around oil money at prospects, but this is the most notable signing since Freddy Adu at the age of 14 back in 2003.
Litle more nuanced, he signs a deal with the Philadelphia Union of MLS as well, where he will play until he transfers to Manchester City of the EPL at the age of 18. The City deal has already been inked. This move allows Philadelphia to receive a transfer fee of sorts. Obviously City doing City things by throwing around oil money at prospects, but this is the most notable signing since Freddy Adu at the age of 14 back in 2003.
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Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:42 pm to Ssubba
What’s this have to do with NIL?
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:45 pm to Ssubba
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he signs a deal with the Philadelphia Union of MLS as well, where he will play until he transfers to Manchester City of the EPL at the age of 18.
Booooo send his arse to an academy in Europe
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:48 pm to Glorious
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Booooo send his arse to an academy in Europe
I watched a video on this last night, apparently they were going to send him to a 2nd division team in Belgium (Lommel SK).
This way Philly gets to wet their beak, but how much better the development is remains to be seen. He's on their MLS Next team currently. His brother starts for the big club.
There is a chance he's shipped off to Girona when he's 16 though.
This post was edited on 5/1/24 at 4:49 pm
Posted on 5/1/24 at 4:52 pm to ProjectP2294
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This way Philly gets to wet their beak, but how much better the development is remains to be seen. He's on their MLS Next team currently. His brother starts for the big club.
And I get that you don’t have to be a great league to consistently funnel players over to the big boys (most South American leagues are arse)
I would just rather him play against kids of similar talent
Posted on 5/1/24 at 6:25 pm to Ssubba
Please send this garbage to the pointless board that it belongs to
Posted on 5/1/24 at 6:50 pm to Ssubba
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most notable signing since Freddy Adu at the age of 14 back in 2003
How'd that work out?
Posted on 5/1/24 at 6:59 pm to Jack Ruby
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How'd that work out?
For Freddy? Not great.
For MLS? Awesome. It was a nice novelty in the present which the league desperately needed to capture some attention and, in the time since, MLS teams have been a lot more willing to give 15 and 16 year olds full pro contracts, accelerating the development of the American player and opening the door for European teams to continue that devel once they turn 18.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:12 pm to Ssubba
Call me crazy but I’d rather live in 95% of cities in Europe playing futbol than Philly, especially playing soccer where it’s king there and it’s a second thought in Philly.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:19 pm to WestCoastAg
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Please send this garbage to the pointless board that it belongs to
Nothing wrong with a footie thread here every now and then considering that we have to deal with golf threads here.
Posted on 5/1/24 at 7:30 pm to Ssubba
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14 year old American soccer star signs $5 million deal with Manchester City
Real question is...what/when does he get his first trashy nevk tattoo?
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:13 pm to Boodis Man
You don’t know that
Posted on 5/1/24 at 9:41 pm to tee3
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Nothing wrong with a footie thread here every now and then considering that we have to deal with golf threads here.
Good point.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 3:19 am to Broski
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in the time since, MLS teams have been a lot more willing to give 15 and 16 year olds full pro contracts, accelerating the development of the American player and opening the door for European teams to continue that devel once they turn 18.
A kid my brother played with was drafted at 16, 3 years before Adu. Eddie turned out better than Freddie.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 4:28 am to Boodis Man
quote:Based on what?
He’s just another Freddy Adu
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