Former player D Henry is being linked to Westham United; hope things work out for him in his future endeavours
Former player D Henry is being linked to Westham United; hope things work out for him in his future endeavours
I wonder how long it will take before the next academy product ends up as our starting CB. I know Manella can play there, but I am guessing they see him more as a CDM. I wonder if Elias Roubos is planning to complete his four years at college, he's always looked great everytime I've seen him play.
He has a work permit hearing on Monday. If it goes well and he gets one, he is going to West Ham
So what was the transfer fee for Henry?
i sure hope tfc get a chunk of that transfer fee if he goes to WH.
I'm certain I read somewhere that TFC get a sell on % as part of any other deal.
EDIT: YUP
Bezbatchenko didn’t rule out the possibility of Henry being loaned back to TFC for the duration of the 2015 MLS campaign. He also said there’s a chance the club from Cyprus could sell Henry off to another team in Europe, but only after first consulting with TFC. If Henry was sold, Toronto would receive compensation, but Bezbatchenko wouldn’t offer specifics.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/mls-major-league-soccer-doneil-henry-tfc-toronto-fc-apollon-limassol/
Last edited by Areathrasher; 12-20-2014 at 12:42 PM.
i would be shocked if tfc dont get a chunk of that fee,i heard somewhere that the Cypriot club paid 500k for HENRY,,i sure hope bez put in a clause in that transfer,if not its jus another bone head move by TFC.
this is the daily mail article
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...ster-line.html
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I'd be very shocked if Henry gets a work permit. very. Canada's ranking just isn't high enough
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Anyone know how the allocation would work? We got allocation for the sale to cyprus but would we also get allocation from the sell on assuming we kept a %.
It doesn't matter. His agent is now probably working with Joorabchian to get him a cyprus passport; there's a loophole based on declared assets. So all they have to do is have Joorbanian buy him the assets, then have a clause in the west ham contract referring any cyprus assets back to Joorbanian and bingo, Cyprus passport allowing EU work.
But it takes a while and they probably figure they might as well just appeal based on "wonderkid" status; there's a clause in the Brit system that you can appeal the max appearance regulations and national rating if the player is considered a major prospect, but it's rarely granted these days.
It's something like that. Toronto probably felt it was too risky so they took the money from the cyprus club upfront; that way, if the passport scam falls apart they're still compensated for their player.
Last edited by jloome; 12-20-2014 at 02:26 PM.
Dodgy stuff this. And for all we know, he might be loaned back to us by West Ham anyways.
Ok.... so this is probably how this goes down:
-- Kia Joorabchian realizes there is a loophole in Cyprus' passport law with respect to football; the $2.5M required to automatically get citizenship is a pretty low barrier, especially when there's nothing in the regulation that says you must MAINTAIN that level of income. Just that you have it when you apply. This gives him a chance to test whether he can use the nation to regular get around work permit regs.
-- He approaches Limassol, one of several clubs in Cyprus hit hard by the economic crisis there and needing an infusion of investment. He can't do so directly, but he CAN arrange for the club to get a slice of a bunch of deals.
-- He opens a joint account in Cyprus between one of his companies and the player in question. He purchases a local property (pretty cheap for a guy of his enormous wealth) and starts a company. Bingo, because the player is jointly assigned to the account, or has one started for him with a $2.5M deposit, and is employed by the company in Cyprus, he gets a fast-tracked passport.
-- Joorabchian has it written into the sell-on club's contract with the player that any upfront money is granted back. OR, if the joint account thing worked, he doesn't even have to do that.
The sell-on club maintains the illusion of propriety by applying for a work permit. In the meantime, the passport app is already underway. During the appeal process for the permit, or at the initial hearing if its granted, they point out that he now has a cyprus passport. He's granted a work permit. We don't hear what the argument was during the process, so the backdoor through cyprus isn't publicly discussed.
Something like that.
If it works, expect other Canadian and low-ranked-nation youth stars to use it. Joorabchian (or whoever, others will do it if it's a legal loophole) just has to cut the intermediary cyprus club a portion of the transfer each time, take a big chunk himself and, bob's your uncle, without spending an actual dime (except for buying house, a pretty low-end investment) he's raking in millions in agent fees.
What are the odds our next DP is a Joochabarin client?
Just another article...
http://www.thescore.com/news/662432
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yes Jack and Voss both mentioned IF he gets the work permit , (not a given ) , it was fitting and deserved . AND he could / should end up being a leader for the next ten years for CNMT . They mentioned yes like ALL young CB'S he will and has made mistakes , he has amazing talent and all the tools to succeed . West Ham have always had an eye on him to hopefully develop him into a first squad player . Again right back at you haters . Sweet . It will be a local loss for sure but well deserved . And again will TFC be searching for old CB cast-offs from the old country.......We are in trouble at the back-end , heard that before .....
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May just be an unfounded rumour, but FC Porto are being linked to Henry.
CBC Sports article mentioning a "source" stating Porto were interested: http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cana...-ham-1.2880443
Portuguese site "Abola" also repeating this rumour: http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=520350
Based on his play at some points last season, yes Hagglund did and should have started over Henry. Doesn't mean Hagglund has more potential then Henry. Both of them have a lot to learn. I'm happy for Henry but his transfer to a higher end European team does not erase the memory of
a) aimless passes to nobody when provided with space to run into
b) bone headed plays every game
I've always thought Henry had the potential to play top flight football in Europe, but I am surprised at the level of reported interest at this stage of his career. He improved throughout the course of last season, but he still has a lot of work to do on his distribution skills and his control when defending in the box.