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joelakeshore
06-04-2008, 11:13 AM
SBI mentioned this rumour/report- it's clear Altidore will go soon. Villareal via Huelva sounds like a good way for him to develop. I think lower Spanish league is the best route for Jozy's progress- your thoughts on what could be one of MLS' best and brightest home grown talents?



Is the scenario likely? It is possible, but far from done. What does appear certain at this point is that Altidore will be sold this summer and Villarreal has the interest and the cash to make it happen. Red Bulls sources stated last week that parent company officials from Red Bull were still weighing whether to sell Altidore and for how much, but that his desire to leave and the club's desire to have a quick resolution to his status would make a deal likely to be completed before the July 1 opening of the European transfer window.

In other words, Altidore's last day as a Red Bulls player is coming soon.


http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2008/06/report-lays-out.html#more

Global_Warning
06-04-2008, 11:15 AM
Meh, the kids a cheap mans Freddy Adu.

Pachuco
06-04-2008, 11:21 AM
NY is in some serious trouble. 2 DP slots used up already 1 is shite (Reyna) and the other has been injured on and off (Angel). Altidore was giving much more bang for their money that they'll get anywhere else. The biggest reason they are in trouble is because they are SHITE!

werewolf
06-04-2008, 11:21 AM
oh the red bulls are SHITE!

Let's see him shush opposing fans there, maybe a team like Zaragoza, wonder how that will work out for him.

AL-MO
06-04-2008, 11:22 AM
Meh, the kids a cheap mans Freddy Adu.


He will be better than Adu.

Nodoubtguy
06-04-2008, 11:23 AM
Villareal would be an amazing team for him....

arsenal
06-04-2008, 11:23 AM
He will be better than Adu.

And is certainly going to fetch a much larger transfer fee than Freddy did.

Pachuco
06-04-2008, 11:40 AM
Spanish club Villareal reached an agreement in principle with Major League Soccer and New York Red Bulls to sign Jozy Altidore, the 18 year-old striker, a club official said Wednesday morning.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/sports/soccer/05altidore.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin

Boris
06-04-2008, 11:43 AM
......oh man!!! :(
i feel for the kid.
He will have a heck of a time with the spanish crowds.
I hope he jsut doesnt start crying.....

brad
06-04-2008, 11:46 AM
He's probably excited to play for a team thats not shite.

SilverSamurai
06-04-2008, 11:51 AM
He's probably excited to play for a team thats not shite.


He'll prob feel more excited to play infront of home fans!!

Shaughno
06-04-2008, 12:20 PM
We'll see how well he handles bananas and monkey noises.

Chevy
06-04-2008, 12:31 PM
The real question is - By losing Altidore do the Red Bulls increase or decrease their level of shite-ness? Hmmm...

Boris
06-04-2008, 12:33 PM
We'll see how well he handles bananas and monkey noises.


THATS WHAT I SAID......


you cant feel but sorry for him...but at the same time you think he would know.

Steve
06-04-2008, 12:40 PM
Good for him, not so much for RBNY.

TK88
06-04-2008, 12:40 PM
It will be really tough for him in spain.

Shaughno
06-04-2008, 12:43 PM
THATS WHAT I SAID......


you cant feel but sorry for him...but at the same time you think he would know.


He may know what he's getting himself into and I hate to reinforce any stereotypes but he may be oblivious of anything really going on outside the US. Not saying he is, but you never know.

Ron Manager
06-04-2008, 01:19 PM
Ives has updated his site...Jozy to Villareal for $10 million :eek::eek::eek:

Oldtimer
06-04-2008, 01:42 PM
Congrats to Jozy... but Jozy is still a girl's name.:lol:

Ron Manager
06-04-2008, 02:17 PM
Largest transfer fee ever for an American and double what Johnson went to Fulham for.

onemanbarmyarmy
06-04-2008, 02:33 PM
Who gets the ducats?

Roogsy
06-04-2008, 03:13 PM
This is good news for MLS. European clubs buying MLS players may hurt our quality in the short-run, but a good portion of the money has to go back into player development = good thing.

Nodoubtguy
06-04-2008, 03:19 PM
10Mil??? woah!!!!
Well I'm a huge fan of his.....His play at the U-20's was impressive to see. I'm also a fan of Villareal, so this is an amazing move....imo

Keyman
06-04-2008, 03:28 PM
Well you could see this coming from a mile away. Altidore is a fantastic young player, his play at the U20's was superb, and he showed why he can one day be a pretty dominating striker. He is blessed with pace and a physical edge, which should bode well for his move to Europe. Many North American players lack the right mix to have success in Europe. Villareal have got themselves a fantastic young player.

This just shows that clubs are starting to take the MLS, and North America in general, very seriously. Hopefully one day we'll be able to retain our regions top players for a tad longer.

BakaGaijin
06-04-2008, 03:37 PM
So...........the ShiteBulls sell Jozy for the equivelent of 4 years worth of salary caps..............this league needs to raise the cap..........the collective bargaining agreement can't end soon enough.........

footyfan
06-04-2008, 03:42 PM
Ives has updated his site...Jozy to Villareal for $10 million :eek::eek::eek:


Anything that makes our mortal enemy weaker is priceless.
;)

It's not like NY has a great track record of spending millions on quality players, coaches, staff, scouts, etc...

The Pope
06-04-2008, 03:42 PM
Who gets the ducats?

I think the team get 60%. MLS the rest

could be wrong tho

footyfan
06-04-2008, 03:46 PM
I think the team get 60%. MLS the rest

could be wrong tho

You are. It is 66% to the team the rest to MLS.

Club can spend up to 400k on players salaries or whatever they want on a designated player. The rest has to go to other club operations, ie: scouts, academy, training staff, etc.

IF you're Red Bull and smart (yeh right) you'd put that money into a 2-3million a year DP and the rest into their youth academy and overseas scouting network (if they have one).

tfc_4_ever
06-04-2008, 03:56 PM
Do they have to spend the money over a period or whenever?

footyfan
06-04-2008, 04:02 PM
Do they have to spend the money over a period or whenever?


No. They can stack it.

mighty_torontofc_2008
06-04-2008, 10:19 PM
You are. It is 66% to the team the rest to MLS.

Club can spend up to 400k on players salaries or whatever they want on a designated player. The rest has to go to other club operations, ie: scouts, academy, training staff, etc.

IF you're Red Bull and smart (yeh right) you'd put that money into a 2-3million a year DP and the rest into their youth academy and overseas scouting network (if they have one).


They really need a big name player for their new stadium next season, they should make apitch for Henry before seattle grabs hims.

Kooper
06-06-2008, 07:03 AM
And apparently she is off to Villareal Spain. The Red Bulls being shite would be reason enough for me to leave, oh that and the GIANT pay day she is looking to pick up.

http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/jozy-altidore-heading-to-spain-but-not-to-madrid.html

devioustrevor
06-06-2008, 12:52 PM
Congrats to Jozy... but Jozy is still a girl's name.:lol:


His real name is Josmer, Jozy is a nick.