Ives: Freddy Adu Set To Sign With The Philadelphia Union
by Scott Kessler on Aug 11, 2011 2:27 PM EDT
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Former American soccer prodigy Freddy Adu is signing with the Philadelphia Union, according to Soccer by Ives.
Adu hasn't been in MLS since leaving Real Salt Lake in 2007 for Portuguese giants Benfica. The 22-year-old's soccer career has been stalled because of indifference from Benfica and a failure to impress while on loan with Monaco, Belenenses and Aris.
The American international rebuilt his reputation when Benfica sent him to Turkish second league side Çaykur Rizespor. While in Turkey, Adu scored four goals in only 11 games and made people start to think about him again as a quality player. His Turkish form led to a call up for the United States Men's National Team under Bob Bradley, and received another one under Jurgen Klinsmann (last night).
Union head coach Piotr Nowak said at his press conference that the team would be announcing at least one player tomorrow. Fabio Grosso, who has been linked to the Union twice, will not be coming to Philadelphia, per Nowak.
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Nowak you genius
Can I haz cheezburger Adu?
Depending on the salary, this could be either a decent move or a really good one. Guess we’ll see.
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Reportedly a NON DP contract
Phenomenal deal. Peter Nowak did great on this one.
by Brian Mechanick on Aug 11, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And how in the hell did Chivas screw this up? Unless Adu was willing to not be a DP to play for Nowak again?
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Ives post makes it seem like Chivas owners/management didn’t want to pay, and I guess he was willing to take a paycut to play for Nowak (or he just likes the Philly area a lot and didn’t really want to go to California anyway).
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Yup. Courtesy of another Ives post:
Adu was all set to sign with Chivas USA, which had lined up a move to acquire him as a Designated Player, but the move fell apart at the last minute when Chivas USA owner Jorge Vergara decided the move wasn’t the direction he wanted the club to go in. That decision paved the way for Adu to sign with the Union.
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This seems like a pretty good addition, no?
Also seems to me that 4 out of the big 5 Philly sports teams seem to have gotten at least one “big name” player this year.
Eagles – Nnamdi Asomugha
Phillies – Hunter Pence
Flyers – Bryzgalov (or Jagr, haha)
Union – Freddy Adu
"Asomugha was only targeted 31 times in 14 games last season. Samuel: 36 times in 11 games."
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Aug 11, 2011 2:35 PM EDT reply actions
Every Philly team (besides the 76ers) seems to be trying to outdo the others. I love it.
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I dunno, the Sixers’ new ownership is a pretty big deal. They needed it.
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Ah, good call, forgot about that! But player-wise, obviously they haven’t added yet anyone due to the lockout.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Aug 11, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Look for the new owners to try to make a splash during the FA period when the lockout’s over. The teams in this town have sent a clear message that there is real competition for the casual fan.
by Blind Ninjas on Aug 11, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions
New starting XI?
Le Toux-Mwanga
Adu
Daniel————Mapp
-——-Carroll———
Garfan-Valdes-Califf-Williams
-——Mondragon————-
by Brian Mechanick on Aug 11, 2011 2:43 PM EDT reply actions
Doubt it
I would expect Mwanga to continue coming off the bench. And trying to guess who the two wingers are in any given game is impossible, because they change every game. If I had to guess, Mac and Pau will continue to start up top and Toux and Mapp will play the wings.
This
is pretty much right, unless there really is a new striker coming in.
Agreed...and i like it
Jack-Paw no vich (thats the proper pronunciation btw)
Letoux-Adoop-Mapp
Carroll
Garfan-Califf-Valdz-Williams
Mondy
Thats how Id set it.
Does this take their last discovery claim? Or do they still have that for the mystery “maybe more than one” player?
I really don’t know how it works, but I was under the impression discovery claims were just like officially calling dibs on players you worry other teams might be looking at over your shoulder before you sign them – but you don’t have to use them to sign someone.
I don’t think this would apply anyway, because they’re meant for players who have never been in the league before or who don’t fit into the returning-USMNT player allocation deal.
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FREDDDDDYYYYYYY ADUUUUUUUUUU. I’ve been wanting this to happen forever. I would cry at night to the heavens for Freddy Adu and now its happening.
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by xEgan on Aug 11, 2011 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
The Union was second and claimed Adu, who has agreed to a long-term contract.
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Adu’s contract is owned by Benfica, but a "complicated" financial arrangement is in the process of being finalized. Once completed, MLS would obtain his full rights.
Long-term means nothing if Europe comes calling again, but that’s an important factor nonetheless. So is MLS/the Union owning his full rights.
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So no Orozo-Fiscal-esque fuck up at the end of the year?
by Blind Ninjas on Aug 11, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Right-o.
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Is this an article about an article? :)
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by Modern Hypocrites on Aug 11, 2011 3:10 PM EDT reply actions
Union aren’t done either. Don’t B surprised if Philly adds a forward before close of the MLS transfer period. Philly is NOT messing around
Fun times ahead.
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CSN confirms its confirmation, Kerith Gabriel confirms…
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Ya know, I went on that little minirant the other day in one of the other posts
About how this team needs to try to win now, not just be happy that we’re doing this well. Talk about turning me from angry to ecstatic in 10 seconds flat. They even managed to satisfy everybody. They improved AND they got younger. And if they bring in another striker, all the better!
haha i told ya ducky
and I still think Nowak has more in store.
wow
This is great news. Hopefully this is with a long term deal in mind. A half season cameo would be a bit disappointing.
The link’s a few comments up, but Goff says he signed a “long-term contract.”
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The end of Torres?
Seems to me that this removes most of Torres’ playing time. I would not be surprised if we don’t end up keeping him around after his loan now if this works. Obviously, if this works we’ll be fine with that, but I like Torres so it would make me a little sad.
I hope its the end of Mapp
I’m seriously getting tired of his uber dribble/no defense/tendency to give the ball away.
by Fear the RUSH on Aug 11, 2011 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Disagree with the Mapp fatigue
but agree that he and Adu have similar skillsets, with Adu probably being the more talented.
And let’s not get carried away — he’s probably two or three years older than he says, and before a couple of nice performances in the Gold Cup (where it wasn’t hard to stand out on the US team), he’s had problems sticking anywhere. The signs are positive, but he’s not guaranteed to elevate the Union’s game.
Immediately becomes our oldest field player after Paunovic.
I keed, I keed. Looking forward to some Freddy A-Doop.
Freddy Adu signs with Philadelphia Union. He will be a Designated Player. Continues career rebound.
So…which is it? DP or not?
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Yeah, Ives’s post on his website now says that there are “conflicting reports” about whether or not he’s a DP. Either way, he’s gonna be right up against the DP threshold, or just over it.
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Yes!
Great move, especially if he isn’t DP. I think Adu has a lot to offer still and I’d love to see him rejuvenate his career in Philly. Philly sports ain’t nothin to f*** wit.
Fantastic move.
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HOLY SHIT!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic. I love Freddy Adu. Absolutely love him.
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I will reserve judgement until I see dividends payed
he never fully materialized as a wunderkid and I know a lot of people give him a pass because of his age. Still, he had a nice showing in the Gold Cup but that does not automatically sell me on his finally finding his niche. I hope he is amazing for us, but I will approach this signing with guarded optimism.
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by JimmyK on Jul 21, 2011 7:21 PM EDT
I've heard credible arguments
as to why his listed age isn’t credible (generally, being listed as an 8 year-old when he came to America helped with his immigration status, supposedly, and he hasn’t grown at all since he was reported to be 14.) If he was something more like an 18 year-old when he was supposed to be 14, that puts the failure to materialize as a “Wunderkind” in perspective. an 18 year-old playing among 16 year-olds and dominating is very different from a 14 year-old dominating. At this point, if he’s 22 vs. 26, that’s not a huge difference, but if you’re looking to his age as an excuse for his failures in Europe, you may want to think again.
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