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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know if this kid will now receive the baseline MLS pro Salary of 80k per year?  All while finishing online High School and practicing with the 1st team, i.e. way better development and coaching over the academy...it seems like this is a no brainer for this family.   [/quote]

The problem is that he needs game time against men, but there is no way he is going to get minutes with the first team.  So I assume he'll get loaned out to USL teams like that other kid, and have the USL team develop him.[/quote]

This part doesn't seem that bad. I'm with the posts questioning/condemning the quality of DCU, but if this is the result for this kid, then good for him. No?[/quote]

The smarter move would have been to turn down the 4 year homegrown contract and try out for USL teams for a 2 year contract.  At the end of the 2 years when he's 17, tryout overseas with no one owning your rights.  But now, DCU has him for 4 years and will charge stupid money if any euro club wants him, essentially blocking his move to play overseas.[/quote]

I don’t know his families dynamics to gauge whether it is a good deal for them or not but I would prefer this option for my kid and the ability to go somewhere overseas with a track record of development.

It is really appealing to win the IG headlines now which they did but development to a slow, arduous process full of delayed gratification.  I only hope they know what they are doing.[/quote]

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