A Bola: #SportingCP eyeing DC United 18yr old defender Chris Durkin. Benfica was reportedly looking at him last year. #mls #dcunited #dcu— PortugueseSoccer.com ⚽️ (@PsoccerCOM) January 20, 2019
It isn’t just Portuguese clubs (Benfica, Sporting CP) chasing D.C. United and #USMNT U-20 midfielder Chris Durkin. I’m told a Bundesliga club has tabled an offer for the 18-year-old. #DCU #MLS— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) January 23, 2019
He's kind of in an awkward position right now. If he leaves right now, he'll probably go straight into their youth sides. How much MLS play does Chris need to immediately become a first team member? Can he do it by the summer?
If it's Hannover again, they're tied for bottom of the table. I'm not familiar enough with the story to know whether they figure to be battling to the last minute, or the season is more likely to be a wash. They've got one of the worst defenses, measured by goals allowed, in the league, so maybe new blood would be welcome.
It's only going to be big leagues and clubs who'd realistically offer enough for his as a prospect to prompt his transfer. He's a hg so they'd get to keep all the transfer fee, but I think it still applies. BL transfer and immediate loan to 2. BL. I gotta think any club would be in play because of his age and performance in the u-17 WC. With his ball-playing ability, he'd actually fit at the prestige clubs. Maybe Bayer Leverkusen. Haven't dipped their foot in the pool since Landon I think, and they're one of the few in the BL in that time frame.
D.C. United recently chose not to send Chris Durkin on a five-month loan to Bayer Leverkusen (with option to buy), reports @MLSist. The MLS side values him highly, but minutes have been hard to come by in #DCU's solid midfield.https://t.co/o2dKPVBcaW— The Athletic Soccer (@TheAthleticSCCR) April 12, 2019
The article is behind a paywall, of course, so I'll just quote one sentence from Maurer's reporting in the article: Multiple sources said that the player [Durkin] was eager to make the move [loan to Neverkusen] and expressed that desire to United’s front office.
That is the Olsen way with kids. DCU is one of the bigger soccer hotbeds in the country but the only 2 homegrowns I can think of with significant playing time are Hamid and Najar (who was barely homegrown)
The list here under "notable alumni" is troubling: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.C._United_Academy
Bundesliga club @FCBayern were reportedly in attendance yesterday to watch #DCU’s 20 year old HG @ChrisDurkin0 👀Durkin vs @NYCFC• 2nd start of ‘19 (2x #DCU Man of the Match)• 53/60 passes (88.3%)• 8 ball recoveries pic.twitter.com/NSp0S4GFFb— DMV Soccer (@DMVSoccer96) April 22, 2019
Not his best game imo. Had some errors, ie the pass back in the first half, but he also put on a long ball clinic, spraying the ball to the wings. So mixed bag.
From the U20 WC: Wow. Here’s a take. Durkin the 2nd best dmid in the World Cup according to this dude who covers Serie A for a living. 👀 https://t.co/HMFOKpw7tN— HalfSpaces (@blharreld) May 28, 2019 1133103691798593540 is not a valid tweet id
He played well...I think he actually does better without a def-midfield partner...more decisive and commanding when he knows the role is all his. ....all the criticism of him after the Ukraine loss was overblown, imo.
he was very good yesterday, there are a few 'well known' us youth soccer twitter accounts that seemed to judge him harshly. of course, they are wrong. i agree he does better by himself in the middle, and having someone like servania close to him (who has no where near the ability on the ball that durkin has) only limits chris' effectiveness.
Does anyone have an example of a player not named Wil or Michael that plays like Durkin does who plays as a single pivot at a high level? I really like Durkin and agree that's where he belongs on the field, but I struggle with a player comparison.
...Americans? Everyone does that. The number of times that I've heard a tall, rangy midfielder referred to as "the next Vieira" by some European commentator is astounding.
In continental Europe, it's very uncommon to compare young players to other players, especially "legends" of the game.
https://www.marca.com/futbol/estados-unidos/2019/03/14/5c8a879422601ded4f8b462a.html http://www.fichajes.net/noticias/madrid-pone-50-millones-proximo-neymar-20180605.html https://www.diariogol.com/real-madr...ino-perez-y-el-barca-de-messi_613571_102.html https://www.donbalon.com/futbol/laliga/city-pep-guardiola-florentino-perez-pelean-nuevo-neymar Uh, no it's not? I don't know how to say "the new Neymar" in more than two languages to google it but it happens all the time.