In the last year of his contract and Grant Wahl just said he's got interest from UCL clubs in Denmark and Belgium, and Bund interest too.
I wonder if the Danish team is FC Midtjylland. They have an American guy running their analytics dept.
For posterity, a previous PK thread: http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/perry-kitchen-offered-trial-at-anderlecht.1619430/
Since I can't edit my OP: According to his agent, D.C. United defensive handyman Perry Kitchen is currently receiving transfer interest from Belgium, Denmark and Germany. Kitchen’s rep, Lyle Yorks, told SI.com that the 23-year-old was getting calls from a top-two side in both Belgium's Jupiler League and the Danish Superliga, as well as from multiple Bundesliga clubs. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...-drawing-interest-clubs-belgium-denmark-and-g One of Brugge, Gent or Anderlecht, and one of Midtjylland or Copenhagen. Plus the Bund clubs. I wouldn't at all be surprised if Anderlecht is the Belgium club given the previous connection and I'd assume they have a decent relationship given Najar's transfer. Would be interesting to see those two reunite.
The actual SI piece says "teams in Germany" not Bundesliga. And if they were Bundesliga, his agent would surely have said so.
Was Anderlecht interested in Kitchen before he was drafted? I vaguely remember some connection with them. Maybe it was just a trial? EDIT: and I scroll up the page and there's my answer.
At his age, a 2-3 year contract with a top Belgian team would be a good step- laterial(ish) from a very good MLS side but enabling him to get established in Europe and get on a broader set of radars. He's clearly talented, just a question of where his ceiling is.
D.C. United and Perry Kitchen ‘pretty far apart’ on new contract Maybe we should merge the Kitchen threads.
679794564878721026 is not a valid tweet id Denmark is only appealing to me if it's one of the perennial contenders so he'd be in Europe.
Here's a more in-depth article from Goff, following his tweets: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...c-united/?postshare=591450914902498&tid=ss_tw
If the best interest he has is 2. Bundesliga, thats disappointing. He's already an above-average player in a league roughly as good as 2. Bundesliga, a step up would be Bundesliga football.
Debatable tactically he'll most likely get better and get the pay day he deserves. As well as have better clubs be able to scout him better
Truth. If all else is equal (level, playing time, etc.), you follow the money. Plus, the added bonus IF it's 2.Liga is better positioning to move up to a better team/league if performance is good.
If the 2. BL club is, say, Rasenball Sport Leipzig, then it would be pretty sweet. They have a number of Austrian nationals, they're in all likelihood going to do the bouncy, and could contend for European places in the BL pretty darn quickly. Red Bull are very motivated, rich, and smart. That would be better than going to some untalented lower BL club like Hannover, Darmstadt, Augsburg, etc. whose manager would be uptight and they'd play a style that's heavily defensive and counter-attack oriented. Don't think it really suits him or that he would get opportunities to play. Freiburg would be a similar situation, but sadly he'd take chances away from Stanko. Nurnberg at worst. Yeah, Germany is too vague, and 2. BL would even be too vague. I'm assuming they mean 2. BL too. I think I'd take that in general over Denmark, though, outside of Copenhagen and Midtjylland.
gross pay or net pay? and the second division part reads to me like speculation from Goff. While I love Goff as a reporter, it's clear over the years he's no analyst. If he doesn't have a source I wouldn't put too much stock in Goff's appraisal of where Kitchen should go.
I have no clue. I'm just saying, if it comes down to who is paying more, I follow the money as a 23/24 year old player.
Just building on what you said to comoesa, my understanding is european salary figures are usually reported in net pay, rather than gross pay like here