1. I'm surprised there was no interest from overseas clubs to buy him? I mean, at 27 he is still relatively young. Or is the overseas interest mainly for younger players, say 25 and below?
2. What were his contract terms? Charleston recently made $1.25 million from the transfer and add-on fees for one of their former players who went to the MLS and then sold overseas for $4 million. Presumably that financial windfall helped make this acquisition of Jennings financially possible??
From what I'm hearing, Jennings tested the waters with MLS and Europe but couldn't really find a fit. Charleston doesn't publish contract terms, but I'd bet this is a one-year deal (giving him flexibility to look for a move next winter) for one of the bigger salaries for an American player in the USL.
It's shocking that Tampa Bay would not offer or beat $200K to match, in order to retain Jennings. I mean, they could have probably just held a Gofundme among the Rowdies fans, look under couch cushions, and panhandled at USL HQ to raise that amount of money!!
As a Birmingham fan, all I can say is "Yuck". I felt like he was going to find his way to Sacramento, but this is just bad news
Two questions come immediately to mind:
1. I'm surprised there was no interest from overseas clubs to buy him? I mean, at 27 he is still relatively young. Or is the overseas interest mainly for younger players, say 25 and below?
2. What were his contract terms? Charleston recently made $1.25 million from the transfer and add-on fees for one of their former players who went to the MLS and then sold overseas for $4 million. Presumably that financial windfall helped make this acquisition of Jennings financially possible??
From what I'm hearing, Jennings tested the waters with MLS and Europe but couldn't really find a fit. Charleston doesn't publish contract terms, but I'd bet this is a one-year deal (giving him flexibility to look for a move next winter) for one of the bigger salaries for an American player in the USL.
One year contract for $300,000? Or is that absurdly low??
Can't say with 100% certainty, but based on what other guys are getting across the league I'd guess it's more like $200k
It's shocking that Tampa Bay would not offer or beat $200K to match, in order to retain Jennings. I mean, they could have probably just held a Gofundme among the Rowdies fans, look under couch cushions, and panhandled at USL HQ to raise that amount of money!!