Danny Szetela to Newcastle Racing de Santander
US U-20 and Columbus Crew midfielder Danny Szetela has signed a four-year deal with the EPL's Newcastle. The move will not take place till January meaning Szetela is still available for Crew during their final run to the playoffs. The date also means MLS will not get a transfer fee since his contract concludes at the end of the year.
Szetela was close to signing with Italy's Roma or Lazio but decided to move to England instead.
His time at Columbus has not shown much however he did have a wonderful U-20 World Cup. Newcastle has been a difficult place for players to break into in the past. If Szetela wants to get first team action, he is going to need to really stretch his abilities.
Big Update: Step away from the blog for a day and things go crazy. Looks like Szetela will not be heading to England. Instead he will go to Spain to play with first division team Racing de Santander. The move will take place right away with MLS getting a $150,000 transfer fee.
I like this move a lot better then the Newcastle option, as Spain and Racing seem like a better place for Szetela to develop his game.
Szetela was close to signing with Italy's Roma or Lazio but decided to move to England instead.
His time at Columbus has not shown much however he did have a wonderful U-20 World Cup. Newcastle has been a difficult place for players to break into in the past. If Szetela wants to get first team action, he is going to need to really stretch his abilities.
Big Update: Step away from the blog for a day and things go crazy. Looks like Szetela will not be heading to England. Instead he will go to Spain to play with first division team Racing de Santander. The move will take place right away with MLS getting a $150,000 transfer fee.
I like this move a lot better then the Newcastle option, as Spain and Racing seem like a better place for Szetela to develop his game.
Labels: Danny Szetela, EPL, MLS, Newcastle United, Racing de Santander, Spain, trade, US Soccer, US U20 MNT
posted by Mike H at 11:01 PM
7 Comments:
good writing. i hope more people come to read your blog.
so he will be loaned out? How would be get a work permit?
I don't think its a loan. The MLS aren't really loaners, only borrowers if they must. Great blog man, I've been reading regularly. keep it up!
Um, I think the question is whether Newcastle will turn around and loan out Szetela, not whether or not MLS is loaning Szetela to Newcastle!
It's a distinct possibility, actually.
Work permit thru his Polish-born parents --- he's eligible for a visa.
ESPNsoccernet analyst Ives Galarcep is reporting that he is signing with Racing Santanger, not Newcastle.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=459105&cc=5901
What was the Newcastle source?
Speaking of Tranfer rumors. The American Soccer show on GolTV last night indicated that the MLS has sought permission to talk to Andriy Shevchenko about a transfer to MLS.
Shevchenko is married to an American model and has expresseed interest in playing in the US at some point in his career. I don't think anyone thought it would be this soon, but there is clearly a lack of cooperation between him and Drogba. Drogba doesn't seem to share well.
Also, Denilson's visa was granted on Thursday, so he will come of the bench on Sat. against United.
WHy trust Greg Lalas? And you should update your blog ASAP. Szetela is NOT going to be a Magpie.
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