Post by epjr on Jan 31, 2014 18:35:32 GMT -6
Seattle Sounders claim former Chicago Fire midfielder Marco Pappa via allocation
Marco Pappa won’t be going back to the only MLS club he’s ever known after all.
The Seattle Sounders acquired the Guatemalan midfielder Friday by using their No. 1 allocation ranking after Pappa opted to return to MLS following one season with Dutch side SC Heerenveen. The Chicago Fire, where Pappa spent his first five seasons in the league, had expressed interest in brining the 26-year-old back but held the eighth allocation spot. Chicago manager Frank Yallop said Thursday that Seattle’s asking price to move up in the order was too steep.
Pappa will be added to the roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/31/seattle-sounders-claim-former-chicago-fire-midfielder-marco-pappa-allocation
Marco Pappa won’t be going back to the only MLS club he’s ever known after all.
The Seattle Sounders acquired the Guatemalan midfielder Friday by using their No. 1 allocation ranking after Pappa opted to return to MLS following one season with Dutch side SC Heerenveen. The Chicago Fire, where Pappa spent his first five seasons in the league, had expressed interest in brining the 26-year-old back but held the eighth allocation spot. Chicago manager Frank Yallop said Thursday that Seattle’s asking price to move up in the order was too steep.
Pappa will be added to the roster pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate.
www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2014/01/31/seattle-sounders-claim-former-chicago-fire-midfielder-marco-pappa-allocation