Imagine if there is any truth in this or indeed us going for another keeper then Elliot may well be off. He has been loosely linked to West Ham and is rated.
I don't think Elliot is that bad Has a lot of improvement to do before he is a 1st choice in the CCC maybe as back up but maybe he'll develop more at WH.
Needs to work on his fitness though, gets injured far too often and that hasn't helped (getting beaten from long distance far too often)
The Kasey Keller who is currently the starting keeper for MLS's Seattle Sounders?
MLS salaries are publicly released. Keller is currently earning US$250k to have started every game in goal for his wildly popular hometown club (a team that substantially outdraws CAFC in the emerald city).
But, sure, he probably wants to go to the UK to play in League 1 after the MLS season ends in October.
There are more opportunities for coaching and punditry in the U.S. and as a former EPL player and U.S. international, Mr. Keller would draw a higher salary here.
In any event, the main point is that MLS is currently in season. Keller is the starting keeper for the team that is second in the league only to Beckham's L.A. Galaxy. No other keeper has started a league fixture for the Sounders. Our season ends in late October, with playoffs (something the Sounders would make) the season will not end until November.
Keller's contract is with the single-entity that is the MLS and to leave, unless he has a release clause, any club would have to negotiate transfer rights for one of the league's most recognizable commodities with the league itself.
Whatever folks think about the quality of the MLS, few league officials would be happy with a player as important for his marketing power to U.S. fans as his skill on the pitch leaving to join the third division of English football.
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Needs to work on his fitness though, gets injured far too often and that hasn't helped (getting beaten from long distance far too often)
MLS salaries are publicly released. Keller is currently earning US$250k to have started every game in goal for his wildly popular hometown club (a team that substantially outdraws CAFC in the emerald city).
But, sure, he probably wants to go to the UK to play in League 1 after the MLS season ends in October.
In any event, the main point is that MLS is currently in season. Keller is the starting keeper for the team that is second in the league only to Beckham's L.A. Galaxy. No other keeper has started a league fixture for the Sounders. Our season ends in late October, with playoffs (something the Sounders would make) the season will not end until November.
Keller's contract is with the single-entity that is the MLS and to leave, unless he has a release clause, any club would have to negotiate transfer rights for one of the league's most recognizable commodities with the league itself.
Whatever folks think about the quality of the MLS, few league officials would be happy with a player as important for his marketing power to U.S. fans as his skill on the pitch leaving to join the third division of English football.