Another Freddie (Freddy)?

By: Ben | December 8th, 2008

Finally, December is here… meaning the Columbian Footballer Freddy Montero’s conract with Deportivo Cali is coming to an end. So, what will happen next with this former Golden Boot winner? The only thing that’s certain is that an American club owns 65% of Montero’s contract rights… and it’s rumored that the American Club in question is none other than Sounders FC!

That’s right! There’s a strong possibility we’ll be adding another Freddy (or Freddie) to the already growing Sounders squad. At this time it looks like the Spanish Club Sevilla holds the other 35% of his contract.

If it’s true that Sounders FC hold a majority of the head-banded wonder’s contract then we have two ways of benefiting from this.

1. We get a great striker/attacking midfielder to pound in the crisp crosses from Ljungberg.

2. We’ll receive a pretty penny from Sevilla to obtain the rest of his contract rights. Then we take this new cash into the transfer market at some point.

Personally… I’m hoping for the first. Let’s hope he can come to the MLS and make a name for himself. (the picture seems a bit reminiscent of a North American CR7…)

This is the first of many posts coming your way! We’ve had a change in writers for the Sounders FC Offside. I’d love to hear your feedback… let me know how we’re doing.

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• Peter |  December 8th, 2008 at 11:30 pm

  
  
  

  The best part of getting Montero would be the money we get after he blossoms! We could be talking altidore-type cash for this dude one day.

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• Johonna |  December 8th, 2008 at 11:59 pm

  
  
  

  Wow. I was sort of bummed when this page died. Thanks for the resurrection, Ben.

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• john |  December 9th, 2008 at 3:58 am

  
  
  

  yay, more freddy montero talk thats how i like it i like it.

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• RonS |  December 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm

  
  
  

  A.k.a. Fredy. That’s apparently his given name, and that’s how he appears on the o-fish-ul Deportivo Cali web site:
  http://www.deporcali.com/deporcali/planteles/ficha_jugador.php?id_jugador=368

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• Terry |  December 10th, 2008 at 3:01 am

  
  
  

  I keep trying to figure out how the transfer money works with the MLS. I know Seattle bought 65% of the right, but because they are an MLS team do they give those rights to the league? I know he is not a signed MLS player, however how would they work the transfer rights? Has Seattle just thought outside the box and bought rights of a player as a private entity, with the ability to negotiate with the league? Also, if they sell the rights to Sevilla, do they get all that money and are they able to use it to pay a transfer fee. Or does the MLS pay the transfer fees, which they won’t. Seattle has plenty of money to pay a transfer fee without the added funds. If you can find the answers to these questions, I would love to hear them.

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• RonS |  December 10th, 2008 at 8:43 pm

  
  
  

  A.k.a. Fredy. That is how his name is spelled on the o-fish-ul Deportivo Cali roster page and, apparently, on his birth certificate.

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