Tuesday, January 2, 2007

TRANSFER MARKET OPENS

As we eagerly await news from the transfer wires here are some names that have been thrown around -

Eastern Conference:

New England Revs -
Clint Dempsey - awaiting work permit to Fulham ($2.9 million)
Sharlie Joseph - Celtic had shown interest in the summer; name has been thrown around quite a bit
Avery John - QPR has apparently made an approach

DC United:
Ruy - Botofogo right back/mf reportedly heading stateside
Martin Palermo - famous forward was mentioned as a potential signing and then basically dismissed by Washington Post
Bruno Marioni - has signed a deal in Argentina

RED BULL:
Luis Figo - Saudi Arabia or staying in Italy according to most recent reports
Paulo Wanchope - heading to FC Tokyo
Ronaldo - ????
Ivan De La Pena - ???

Toronto FC:
Robbie Elliot - has left Sunderland and signed on at struggling Leeds on loan
Steven Pressley - has signed on at Celtic

Western Conference:

Colorado:
Jared Borgetti - has signed at Cruz Azul
Paulo Wanchope - has signed on at FC Tokyo

LA Galaxy:
David Beckham- ???

Houston:
Bruno Marioni - has signed a deal in Argentina


Stay tuned...

1 comment:

TORONTO FC SUPERFAN said...

Emily,

Perhaps you spoke too soon with all of the buzz today - Jan. 10th, 2007.