Dutch Winger In Line for Transfer
Say hello to your first RSL transfer target of the summer -- Rachid El Khalifi.
The team won't confirm it, but sources said that the Dutch winger has agreed to a contract with RSL and will join it during the month-long transfer window that opens tomorrow. El Khalifi trained with the team during the preseason, but the economics of a deal did not work out then; that's different now, with RSL having cleared a fair bit of salary-cap space with the recent departures of striker Luis Miguel Escalada and defender Ian Joy.
El Khalifi still must clear immigration and receive a work permit, which is why team officials won't confirm his identity. But general manager Garth Lagerwey did acknowledge that the team has offered contracts to two international players, and that one of them has agreed to the terms.
The 30-year-old El Khalifi plays for SC Cambuur in the Netherlands, where he has scored seven goals in 58 games the past two seasons. He also has scored 33 goals in eight full seasons with three teams in the Dutch Second Division, and can play on either side of the 4-3-3 formation.
And while Lagerwey would not confirm identities, he did say that RSL is not in the mix to land Danny Szetela, the American midfielder who's returning to Major League Soccer from Spain.
The team won't confirm it, but sources said that the Dutch winger has agreed to a contract with RSL and will join it during the month-long transfer window that opens tomorrow. El Khalifi trained with the team during the preseason, but the economics of a deal did not work out then; that's different now, with RSL having cleared a fair bit of salary-cap space with the recent departures of striker Luis Miguel Escalada and defender Ian Joy.
El Khalifi still must clear immigration and receive a work permit, which is why team officials won't confirm his identity. But general manager Garth Lagerwey did acknowledge that the team has offered contracts to two international players, and that one of them has agreed to the terms.
The 30-year-old El Khalifi plays for SC Cambuur in the Netherlands, where he has scored seven goals in 58 games the past two seasons. He also has scored 33 goals in eight full seasons with three teams in the Dutch Second Division, and can play on either side of the 4-3-3 formation.
And while Lagerwey would not confirm identities, he did say that RSL is not in the mix to land Danny Szetela, the American midfielder who's returning to Major League Soccer from Spain.
posted by www.sltrib.com @ 6:46 PM |
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It could be a good acquisition.
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