MLS tries to bully Silverbacks, block sale of Kandji to Red Bulls
Who Ate All The Cupcakes? —
... Soccer by Ives is reporting that MLS has blocked the Red Bulls' purchase of Macoumba Kandji from the Silverbacks. Get the details here... ...
Red Bulls bid for Kandji blocked by MLS
American Soccer Reader —
... According to SBI, Major League Soccer have blocked New York’s $200k bid for Atlanta Silverbacks striker Macoumba Kandji. The reason? MLS think 200 thousand is too much for an MLS team to pay a USL team. The 23 year old Senegalese striker has been one of the top players in the USL First Division this year and has been one of Juan Carlos Osorio’s top targets. The Red Bulls traded Zach Thornton to Chivas USA for allocation money which went towards the bid for Kandji. Juan Carlos Osorio will now have to look at their other MLS based targets to find the forward ...
No Kandji For New York
WVHooligan - Soccer Blog —
... According to SBI, the league denied the New York’s club bid for a USL player. That means the league basically passed on the 23-year-old Senegalese striker, who was probably more MLS ready than the league would even admit. ...
MLS Communism Kills Kanji
New York Red Bulls —
... Just when you thought the league turned the corner on ridiculous rules and regulations, we get this - MLS has blocked Red Bulls transfer of Atlanta Silverback standout, Kanji. ...
MLS says 'no dice' to Kandji deal
The Beautiful Game —
... The superstar that is Ives is reporting the MLS is blocking the Red Bulls $200,000 acquisition of Atlanta Silverbacks forward Macoumba Kandji. ...
Silence is Golden?
The Fullback Files —
... ! We start with the Red Bull motorcade rolling into view. There's the big Atlanta Silverbacks striker now! Kandji whispers something to Jackie O--whoops! I mean, J. C. O(sorio), waves to the adoring throng of twenty or so ESC members that have bothered to show up in the parking lot at the Swamp, and . . . blam! The deal is dead ! What the hell happened? Is that Gazidis and Garber leaning out of the window of the Swampland Book Depository? Is that Kraft at the head of a shadowy cabal perched upon the grassy knoll? Oh dear. So much for preferential treatment of one of the ...
Mac Kandji Loaned To The Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls —
... This signing was nothing but a circus, with rumors persisting that MLS would not allow a large 100k transfer fee to be paid for a 23 year old, unproven, USL product. Though the price tag has yet to be made official, it will be interesting to see the final number in black and white. Was it 100k or more? Or were the Bulls able to fenagle their way to a deal? ...
RailHawks swoop for Kandji should yield dividends on the field or in the bank
Triangle Soccer Fanatics —
... At first it appeared that the menacing Silverbacks forward from Senegal was going to be sold to Red Bull NY, but the deal was quashed apparently by MLS. Eventually ...
