This is a record breaking thread closing/re-opening. What a feat! 
Rafa for free and decent wages? Yeah, go for it.
Rafa for free and decent wages? Yeah, go for it.
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Far from perfect but good for Champions League too. Compared to the last season it would be a huge improvement. When you sum it up it's
2 very good defenders *(CB), experienced backup/rotation that can add quality and Legro, backup.
Motta to be starter and Grygera backup.
X to be stater and De Ceglie to be his backup.
Like I said, it's far from perfect but at least 3 times better than last seasons disposal.
2 very good defenders *(CB), experienced backup/rotation that can add quality and Legro, backup.
Motta to be starter and Grygera backup.
X to be stater and De Ceglie to be his backup.
Like I said, it's far from perfect but at least 3 times better than last seasons disposal.
Rafa Marquez' move to the Red Bulls is complete and he will be presented to the media on Friday, according to ESPN Deportes.
Fernando Palomo reported that Marquez will have a three-year contract, with the Red Bulls holding a club option for a fourth season. You can watch video of the ESPN Deportes report here.
Salary is not specified, but sources have told the Post that the salary should be in the $2.8-3 million range.
The 31-year-old Marquez has been a standout central defender for both Barcelona and Mexico, serving as captain for the latter. He has also played defensive midfielder at times for both, excelling in that role for El Tri in the recent World Cup in South Africa
He has been knocked down the pecking order in Barcelona, and _ with the Catalan giants both having a good pre-existing relationship with MLS and the Red Bulls, and also $576 million in debt _ it's easy to see why they would let Thierry Henry and Marquez go on free transfers. Barcelona VP of economic affairs revealed that the club spent over $622 million last year, and lost over $100 million.
It's also to see the genesis of their good relationship with MLS. They got got $6 million up front for their three-game tour four years ago, and after TV and sponship money they made four times as much on that money-grab, er 2006 tour as they had in 2003.
At that time, president Joan Laporta told the Post they were looking into buying an MLS club, with acting club president Javier Sala Martins _ a Columbia economics professor _ saying "(Buying an MLS team) is a very strong possibility. We are very seriously looking at it. We have to take to the league and the owners, when and where. If we do this, we are doing this very seriously."
NY POST
Fernando Palomo reported that Marquez will have a three-year contract, with the Red Bulls holding a club option for a fourth season. You can watch video of the ESPN Deportes report here.
Salary is not specified, but sources have told the Post that the salary should be in the $2.8-3 million range.
The 31-year-old Marquez has been a standout central defender for both Barcelona and Mexico, serving as captain for the latter. He has also played defensive midfielder at times for both, excelling in that role for El Tri in the recent World Cup in South Africa
He has been knocked down the pecking order in Barcelona, and _ with the Catalan giants both having a good pre-existing relationship with MLS and the Red Bulls, and also $576 million in debt _ it's easy to see why they would let Thierry Henry and Marquez go on free transfers. Barcelona VP of economic affairs revealed that the club spent over $622 million last year, and lost over $100 million.
It's also to see the genesis of their good relationship with MLS. They got got $6 million up front for their three-game tour four years ago, and after TV and sponship money they made four times as much on that money-grab, er 2006 tour as they had in 2003.
At that time, president Joan Laporta told the Post they were looking into buying an MLS club, with acting club president Javier Sala Martins _ a Columbia economics professor _ saying "(Buying an MLS team) is a very strong possibility. We are very seriously looking at it. We have to take to the league and the owners, when and where. If we do this, we are doing this very seriously."
NY POST
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