WardyisPukka Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 (edited) Edited 30 January 2023 by WardyisPukka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Been wanting us to get him for ages 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LestaLad Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Tete who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 heard he’s into snazzy backpacks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W7Fox Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 (edited) Looks like the work experience kid has been reading the Foxestalk’s ‘January 2023’ thread 😆 https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/130073-january-2023/?do=findComment&comment=6774415 Edited 30 January 2023 by W7Fox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasyls Pec Deck Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Sounds like a regen of Efan Ekoku. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Further tweet says will be loaned out to leuven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will1981 Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Just now, st albans fox said: Further tweet says will be loaned out to leuven I guess he would need a work permit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWesMorgan Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Guy plays in the 4th Tier of the US System, even for a youth team signing that's bizarre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnFoxUS Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 4 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: Guy plays in the 4th Tier of the US System, even for a youth team signing that's bizarre I mean, just last month he was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the NCAA for the National Champions (Syracuse). Kid’s obviously got some talent and certainly seems worthy of taking a chance on. 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWesMorgan Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 1 minute ago, ConnFoxUS said: I mean, just last month he was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the NCAA for the National Champions (Syracuse). Kid’s obviously got some talent and certainly seems worthy of taking a chance on. 🤷🏻♂️ How much do you even expect to pay for a player at that level? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnFoxUS Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 3 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: How much do you even expect to pay for a player at that level? I don’t expect to pay him anything, but I don’t run a football club. I thought LCFC prided itself on finding unpolished gems? This feels exactly like that. Low risk, high reward potential. Let him get some experience at Leuven and let’s see what he can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jordan Posted 30 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 30 January 2023 King Power might as well try to use OH Leuven as a proper farm team and try to creatively develop players that are “projects” there. For all the talk of them using OHL as a “sister club,” they’ve been a total dud so far when it comes to player development. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWesMorgan Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 Scores and assists in this game. Looks a quick boy Scores a beauty in this game to win the championship and decent assist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaMen Tom Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 23 minutes ago, ConnFoxUS said: I mean, just last month he was named Most Outstanding Offensive Player in the NCAA for the National Champions (Syracuse). Kid’s obviously got some talent and certainly seems worthy of taking a chance on. 🤷🏻♂️ Leading scorer for them. Think under the radar signing. Jack Harrison played college soccer in the US too - same league. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 (edited) 56 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: How much do you even expect to pay for a player at that level? It's a free transfer. He opted out of his generation adidas mls contract and was projected a top 3 pick in this years MLS draft. The generation adidas contract would have paid him 100,000 US his first season in MLS (roughing 81,000 GBP) He's still technically a semi professional. NCAA college players don't get paid but he is on a full ride scholarship at Syracuse university that's most likely valued at 350k US. He is MLS ready as a backup striker at for a team lower in the league standings. As he has not trained fully as a professional as yet (full time 7 days a week in a program at a professional club) he's still quite raw and undeveloped. Edited 30 January 2023 by Molson Canadian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hejammy Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 42 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: Guy plays in the 4th Tier of the US System, even for a youth team signing that's bizarre Just look at the last time we poached a player from the lower echelons of a certain football league.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWesMorgan Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, hejammy said: Just look at the last time we poached a player from the lower echelons of a certain football league.... Don't think that's really comparable though. 4th Tier there is probably about Midlands Div one Having watched a few videos of him though he looks very quick and powerful Edited 30 January 2023 by BigWesMorgan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 47 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: Guy plays in the 4th Tier of the US System, even for a youth team signing that's bizarre Actually lower because NCAA is semi professional status. He most likely left Ghana after being offered a full ride educational/sports scholarship which covered all his fee's and expenses and the chance to get a 4 year degree. He is a Communications and Rhetorical studies major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryy Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 1 minute ago, Molson Canadian said: Actually lower because NCAA is semi professional status. He most likely left Ghana after being offered a full ride educational/sports scholarship which covered all his fee's and expenses and the chance to get a 4 year degree. He is a Communications and Rhetorical studies major. It’s a massive risk for him but let’s hope its one that pays off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaMen Tom Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 47 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: Guy plays in the 4th Tier of the US System, even for a youth team signing that's bizarre The MLS does an annual draft - mainly from Div 1 college and some decent players have come by that route. A couple of others recently are Matt Turner (at Arsenal) and Tajon Buchanon (Canada/Club Brugge) - who actually came from the same program as Opoku. Supposedly Buchanon is signing with an EPL team this summer - already agreed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 The fact that he gave up the opportunity to sign a mls adidas generational status contract shows that he knew of interest from outside of MLS for him after this years college season finished. I'm sure he wasn't short of options for teams who wanted to sign him in Europe. He now gets a good opportunity at OHL to develop in a professional environment. I'm unsure how much he will be paid but I don't think he will be making at 100,000 US a season like he would have in MLS to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molson Canadian Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 2 minutes ago, TeaMen Tom said: The MLS does an annual draft - mainly from Div 1 college and some decent players have come by that route. A couple of others recently are Matt Turner (at Arsenal) and Tajon Buchanon (Canada/Club Brugge) - who actually came from the same program as Opoku. Supposedly Buchanon is signing with an EPL team this summer - already agreed to. He opted out of this years draft and didn't sign a MLS entry contract. He was a projected top 3 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 hmm, I wonder if Vardy might have put us onto this lad. Rochester is very close to syracuse,(in american terms) good chance he would have been aware of what’s going on at teams around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbles Posted 30 January 2023 Share Posted 30 January 2023 54 minutes ago, BigWesMorgan said: How much do you even expect to pay for a player at that level? $3.45 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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