Carlos Martinez to Boca Juniors?

only thing that matters is he stays a US nat.

 

the ? is appropriate as its simply to "train". Whether that leads to more is up in the air.

 

So...Because Carlos signs a deal with Nike, he can't enter MLS via Generation Addidas! That just doesn't seem right to me.

 

hmmm, this seems to happen in loads of leagues.

as well as other sports.

 

I don't think there's anything technically keeping Martinez from signing with MLS. He just can't sign a GA deal because of his Nike deal.

However, the odds of MLS giving a teenager who isn't a GA much money is very slim so Martinez might not feel like a deal is worth it to him.

 

heres a question then...

if he's signed to Nike, and MLS sides all have Adidas kits would that hinder things??

 

Very unlikely. Players with one company's endorsement play on teams outfitted by another all the time.

 

alrighty then, that clears things up for me

 

I think Mexico, or even better, Argentina, could do wonders for Martinez.

 

LD's endorsed by Nike.

 

Why does this thread say "to Boca Joniors?" and not "to Tigres?" ?

 

Where exactly? I don't see that. It just says he is beginning a training stint with Tigres and also has an offer to train with Boca.

 

There's no such thing as a purely training stint at a club.

 

Happens all the time.

 

While this is true, a young unsigned player might go to train, but receive an offer if he plays well enough. I'd rather see him go for Boca than Tigres

 

What he means is that there's no real distinction between a "pure training stint" and a trial. A casual training stint turns into a trial if the player is good enough.

 

Exactly...if Martinez trains well and proves to be better than what Boca has they will sign him, whether it's just training or not.

 

brief interview with Carlos Martinez on his new training stints with Tigres and Boca Juniors. He also talks about his first U20 camp last month

http://www.yanks-abroad.com/get.php?...ontent&id=5685

 

Sweet! This is only a good thing! Boca must have been keeping an eye out for him!


Good to hear that latin american giants alike boca are looking at our youth to bring in, especially our latin american youth which obviously fit their style better, as i hear martinez is your classic '10' with his control, touch, passing, dribbling, etc.

I bet they caught site of him when they went on tour in south america playing a couple Youth NT's, Argentina was one i believe. Martinez was their star, so its no surprise he caught the attention of boca.

 

Totally agree. If we lack the in-house coaching resources to regularly grow possession-oriented midfielders (aka "LatAm"-style #10's) then sending youth Nats talent to develop under supervision of major South American clubs can only help the USMNT evolve tactically/technically.

I'd like to see more of our young midfielders at least testing the waters at traditional So.Am & Mex superclubs like Boca, Sao Paulo, River Plate, Club America, Corinthians, Ind. Medellin, Flamengo etc.

Freddy shoulda done that from jump!!