The vast majority of Sunday newspapers today are reoprting that Chelsea have agreed a £3mil pound deal for Freddie Adu. I was wondering what people thought of this? Do you think he will fit in the team like Ronaldo has done at ManU? Or will he struggle in the Chelsea side?
$$$$$$$$$$$$ "will reportedly pay Adu's family £3m over four years." How much is this in $$$$$$$$$$$? I still think that MLS will find a way to not only have Freddie play here for at least 2 years BUT they will find a way to actually sign him so they can reap the benefits further down the line.
My sources where the national newspapers The Daily Star, The People and i believe the other one was The Observor. I looked on their websites but couldnt find any refernece to the story on there. It was the main headline in the sports sections of The Daily Star and The People. Is that correct? im sure Chelsea wouldnt be waisting their time with a stupid mistake- there must be a loop-hole or they have found another way around it.
Didn't he already sign for... Didn't he already sign for Newcastle? "Just waiting for the signature." was what I heard. Then I hear he's a lock for Man U. Now it's a done deal with Chelsea. It's not just BS posters who like to start rumors.
Give thanks to Superdave from: https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=67211 http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/player/transfer.html Makes me sad that the BBC reports this with out the opposing side.
I really don't want Adu to go. I'd like to see him play a few times here in Denver. I don't understand why he wouldn't want to develop on his home soil before going over the pond.
Re: $$$$$$$$$$$$ Live mid-market rates as of 2003.09.15 04:13:35 GMT. 3,000,000.00 GBP United Kingdom Pounds = 4,817,401.69 USD
To be honest the whole "home soil" thing might not be that important to him. He lived in Africa till he was 8. Thats more time there than in the US.
Freddie Adu joins Chelsea for £3mil? If this is true, then all I can say is 'too bad.' He won't play professionally until he is 18 (in the EPL) unless Chelsea can find a way around the FIFA rules. He lessens his chances of playing for the US MNT in WC 06. Chelsea will not rip in the benifits since when his contract will run out in three years, they will have to bid for him among other major teams. The level of competition of Chelsea Youth Team is way below par compare to a MLS team. And how is he ever going to get a Work Permit? It would be an outrage for Spurs fan because Convey got turned down, yet Adu possibly (Chelsea) and Howard (Man U) got in? And yet Convey got a lot more Caps than Howard and Adu has ZERO. Quite a mystery if that happen. If he is signed with Chelsea the earliest that you will see him in a EPL match will be sometimes in 2007 when he turns 17. (Unless FSW or PPV broadcast EPL Youth Game).
Where did you get the notion that Adu has to wait till he is 18 to get a start. If he is as good as a lot of you claim on here, I don't see why he couldn't get a start at 17 or younger, as did mr. Owen and mr. Rooney.
Why don't you understand why he wouldnt want to go to europe to develop his game...if he wants to become one of the greatest strikers in the history of the game he better to to europe and play. The MLS is like nothing to him. He needs compition to improve his game.
its been said a million concerning young mr.adu, there are new fifa rules that prevent a player yonger than 18 from signing a contract outside of his own country. owen and rooney are english so its a whole differnet ball game, than them. so i dont know how its really possible for freddy to sign a contract with chelski much less get a work permit.
So why would Chelsea bother chasing after Adu?- It was mentioned earlier on in this thread that theres a way around it and he can!
OMG, So it's the English that are going to Spend Money and plunge to sign Adu. Good ole American media. Are any of the Italians, Spanish, German or French interested? England has a history of signing Us American as well as Carribbean players.
I think Chelsea might sign him and then loan him out to MLS until they think he is ready to play for Chelsea...I think it would be the best alternative for everyone, Chelsea would have to pick up most of his salary though but playing in MLS is better than playing on a reserve team.