Erik Friberg Transfered To Malmo FF Of Sweden
by Dave Clark on Dec 12, 2011 3:47 PM PST
in Sounders: Trades, Transfers and Rumors
Email
Print
The young Swedish midfielder is on his way to Swedish club Malmo FF after a one year stay with the Seattle Sounders. Per league policy terms were not disclosed, but the word "transfer" reveals an interesting nugget. Adrian Hanauer did exercise that option and then orchestrated a move. This not only opens cap space, a roster slot and an international slot, but may involve more allocation.
Erik Friberg will now be telling the people of Malmo about the wonders of tacos. He will be concentrating on the future of his family, per the press release, and states "Perhaps in the future, there will be an opportunity for me to come back and play again for the Sounders." He even tweeted about how he will always be a Sounder.
The Sounders now have one starting natural center mid in Brad Evans with there being an increasing possibility that Alvaro Fernandez sees minutes centrally continues to increase. This is Seattle's first loss up the spine, but the amount of turnover is high, yet hasn't hit the core.
Press release follows;
Midfielder Erik Friberg Transferred to Sweden's Malmö
RENTON, WASH. - Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Erik Friberg has been transferred to Malmö FF of Sweden's top flight. Per Major League Soccer and club policy, terms of the transfer will not be disclosed.
"Erik is starting a young family, and he feels it would be best to do so close to home," said General Manager Adrian Hanauer. "This move enables the couple to be near their families and have the proper support."
Friberg is a native of Göteborg, Sweden and played his first five professional seasons for BK Häcken (2007-10) and Västra Frölunda IF (2005-06). Malmö, winner of a record 19 Swedish titles, finished fourth in the 2011 Allsvenskan and complete UEFA Europa League play on Thursday.
"I am very proud to have played for Sounders FC and our tremendous fans," said Friberg. "It's been a fantastic year for me, one that I will never forget. I want to thank my teammates, the coaches, the club officials and our supporters for all their help and encouragement. Perhaps in the future, there will be an opportunity for me to come back and play again for the Sounders."
Friberg, 25, signed with Seattle in December of 2010 and started 23 regular season matches and appeared in 26. He scored one goal and contributed two assists.
Transaction: Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) - MF Erik Friberg transferred to Sweden's Malmö FF
131 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
He's the first player up the spine that's been moved
And the one with the 2nd most minutes after Riley. In this case they get cap room and allocation money (unknown amount).
The following players had more important roles than Friberg and remain; Montero, Rosales, Alonso, Fernandez, Zakuani, Parke, Hurtado. Arguments could be made that Ochoa, Fucito, Neagle and Evans are more valuable as well.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Yeah, he was a rotational midfielder at our full depth...
But this might also help explain why the Sounders were looking at those Central American midfielders.
@ritual605
by Greg Pirkl Lives on Dec 12, 2011 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
Of course. It's just a rough order of operations to go through.
We’ve lost a lot of outfield players and replaced them with (so far) Burch, who at the moment appears to represent the FO accepting the fact that we’ll be weaker at LB this year.
There’s a lot of offseason left to go, but this is not a very fun part of it to be in right now.
Then we sure better hope Flaco stays around...
…considering that rumors had him moving to Valencia this January.
by regnaD kciN on Dec 12, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
The F*ck?
Seems really sudden. What I would give to know what that transfer fee was…
La Vecchia Signora Forever!
And we never got to see the Swedish massage...
Best of luck with Malmo, Erik.
by AMb1valenT on Dec 12, 2011 3:53 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
I will always be a fan of Erik Friberg.
Malmo is in the Europa League this year. He’s to hoping he gets to play in the UEFA.
Thank you, Mr. Friberg, for shoving over Javier Morales in your last Sounders game.
by Jackington on Dec 12, 2011 3:55 PM PST reply actions 12 recs
Gut punch.
What happened to “I think the nucleus we have is close to winning a title”?
Was Friberg considered part of that nucleus?
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I think more of an above average funny electron
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
by chrisso on Dec 12, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions 11 recs
Wasn't he?
I like Evans as a CM, but it’s a good bet he’s going to miss some time next year.
by Kenneth Jung on Dec 12, 2011 3:59 PM PST up reply actions
There's also Fernandez ability to shift to the middle
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Which will help with congestion on the wings
Plus the added cap space / international spot / allocation.
I think you are looking at this from the wrong angle
It seems clear to me that Friberg requested the transfer after he and his wife realized they were expecting a child. Cannot blame a young family that has not rooted in Seattle want to move back to their home country to raise their child among friends and family. I obviously have no idea what kind of a network of friends his wife had built during the year they spent in Seattle, but I’m sure it does not compare being close to the grandparents-to-be and the rest of their family in their home country.
by AAAA on Dec 12, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Right it makes sense on a personal level too
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
16 Months of paid Maternity/Paternity leave doesn't hurt either
His girlfriend would have been lucky to get 6 weeks here.
by Lilitree on Dec 12, 2011 4:28 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
From the presser it sounds like the team would have loved to keep him, but he asked to be transfered close to home
None of what most people would call the core nucleus was lost.
Erik was always a bit more of an electron anyway.
Friberg was solid but unspectacular
in his time here. I wish him the best of luck, but I think this gives the Sounders a chance to improve even further.
We don't know the amount of the transfer fee
But the Sounders get a majority of it, it does NOT go to the league.
All other players:
• Club receives 2/3 of the transfer fee revenue and the League receives 1/3
The maximum amount of a given transfer fee’s revenue that may be used by a club as allocation money has increased from $500,000 to $650,000
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I’d take losing Friberg for $650K of allocation money. Although I’d be pretty surprised if it was that much. Although, then again, Europe loves to spend for soccer players.
Boo! Tomorrow AM. I want all things now!
That's a maximum
They clearly wouldn’t hit that, it would require a 1M$ transfer
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Obviously
Swedish don’t have that kind of transfer money to pay, and Friberg is not a huge star player signing for them. For Malmo Friberg is a comparable signing as he was for the Sounders: seems like a solid player, but not somebody to get overly excited about.
Depending on the transfer fee
That could be a lot of allocation money. So the club has discretion as to how much of the fee they apply to allocation?
Sure, they could just pocket it
But I see no indications that the team would not spend money to win.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
That's a very rough estimate
That is correct on average, but can be wildly off on individuals, particularly on MLS players.
Although, if they are correct that would mean Seattle has a TON of Allocation Money now.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Even if the Sounders only sold Friberg for half that site's stated value, that's ~$375k in allocation.
Assuming £1 = $1.60.
by Jackington on Dec 12, 2011 4:22 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Why don't we know?
We were told the transfer fee for Altidore. Why not for Friberg?
The only transfer fees that have been revealed are Altidore (a record)
and Edu.
They are the two largest in MLS history. This MAY come out eventually.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I would imagine Altidore's was made public for publicity reasons.
by Kenneth Jung on Dec 12, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
PR reasons
I think knowing the transfer fees of players is good for public relations. Knowing that MLS players are being bought and the amount makes the league look good. I don’t know why they are so secretive anyway. We enjoy this stuff as fans. Brings more interest and talk. I just hate the words “Per Magor League Soccer and Team Policy” It just means to me, that they are saying “You are not part of this, so when we get everything good and ready. Come pay your money and watch. Until then, don’t think we care what you think.”
And if the amount is small how is that good for MLS?
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Just the fact that their is a player being purchased at all
shows this league has relavency around the world. The amount helps us fans to be able to follow the making of the teams.
And they just missed out on European competition this season
And they need a taco recipe
Nos Audietis
by sidereal on Dec 12, 2011 4:17 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
FWIW,
transfer markt has him worth 700,000 f
http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/friberg/transfers/spieler_49144.html
But that’s worth north of a million dollars, and I just can’t see that for Friberg. Absent that though, I really have no clue how much he’d be worth.
I'm stalking Malmo FF's website.
If I see something from their end about a fee, I’ll post it here.
Unfortunately the site’s under maintenance and hasn’t updated since this was announced, so it’s hasn’t mentioned Friberg yet.
Midfield shifts
Let’s face it: assuming Zak comes back into form, this was a crowded midfield… and still is. I think we can all agree it could make sense to try for a Zak-Flaco-Mauro set across the top of midfield, leaving plenty of flexibility with Evans and Neagle able to start/sub as needed.
Definitely going to miss Friberg and his personality, but there were going to have to be tough decisions made about who gets the bulk of minutes in 2012 in the attacking midfield. Those decisions will still need to be made, but at least we didn’t lose Friberg to another team in the league.
Rough off-season so far.
Mayers just tweeted this:
Sounders FC offseason so far — OUT: Keller, Riley, Wahl, Noonan, Jaqua, Boss, Graham, Montano, Friberg. IN: Gspurning, Burch.
Not to be alarmist but the Sounders haven’t improved themselves this off-season, yet. If the rumors are to be believed they have a lot of irons in the fire, but outside of Gspurning, there hasn’t been an announcement from the front office that makes me stand up and clap.
I expect a lot of signing announcements over the next 8 weeks or so.
I think there will be signings, yes...
…and seriously, I think a healthy Steve Zakuani would count as adding something.
I don't think anyone expects Zakuani to be 100% until mid-year, at earliest.
At least, that’s what I’ve been reading.
As of right now, this team has a depth problem. Lots of time to fix it but it’s a fact.
I'd say the depth problem is the back line
I’d still contend it was a pretty crowded midfield until today.
As for Zak, I don’t expect him to be 100% off the bat, but I also think a less than 100% Zak does more than some other players.
I will be surprised if Zak plays meaningful minutes before mid May
Any players recovering from that type of injury will need time to be ready for any play. I hear what you are saying about a 75% Zak vs someone else, but it is more about how ready he will be to play at game speed, game physicality, etc… I want him back sooner but I think mid to late May is the earliest we see him playing real minutes.
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
But out of those names, who are we really worried about replacing? Wahl, Riley. Friberg, although not really as much as the first 2 and arguably Leo isn’t much of a step down from Wahl. Depth-wise we have some issues now, but that doesn’t seem like a major concern yet. If it’s the end of January and we are looking the same, then I’ll start worrying.
Boo! Tomorrow AM. I want all things now!
And a healthy Evans is a strong contender with Friberg
Not to mention once Zak is back to 100% we will have to find a place for Flaco. I think our Mid is still rock solid.
the problem is
you only get a healthy evans for half a season… that’s why friberg had so many minutes. And as much as I hope this means the FO is convinced Zak will be 100%… i’m a little worried.
If the team is going to do something significant, they had to shuffle a lot of things around.
I’m looking at this as a prelude to something major.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 12, 2011 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I haven't lost faith.
I’m not going to allow myself to speculate on the names that could qualify as “something major” but that’s what I’m hoping, too.
Yep
I suspect this was mutually agreed upon a few weeks ago, at the latest.
You mean someone like
Ryoichi Maeda
Mike Havenaar
Son Heung-Min
Salomon Kalou
or Edinson Cavani?
Hey.. you said major.
A well-regarded, highly-skilled tall forward would be major.
Yes, Edinson Cavani would be a major addition to the Sounders.
Also, a Bugatti Veyron would be a major addition to my garage and Berkshire Hathaway (all of it) would be a major addition to my stock portfolio.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 12, 2011 5:39 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Somebody leaving is an opportunity
Until Friberg with every leaving player I always thought positively about the opportunities for improvement that it opened. It is a bit tougher with this one, because it does not seem like it is a part of a plan, and it does not seem like something that is easy to replace.
As I tweeted
Seattle has lost 3 starters, 2 rotationals, 4 bench players. That isn’t blowing it up.
You can follow me, and not the site @bedirthan
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I guess I'm saying we've lost a lot of personalities
but that personality doesn’t put the ball in the net or remember to mark his man on the counter.
We can find adequate players to make up for these losses. Perhaps we can find 1-2 great players and truly upgrade.
Certainly...
But their depth last season was arguably their greatest strength. Now, a lot of that depth is gone. I think we’re in what’s called “sports purgatory” just waiting for the other shoe to drop and some of these expected signings to be announced. And hopefully somebody major who was never even on our radar.
Ok, but signicant depth comes from the 3/2 portion of that
Keller, Riley, Friberg, Wahl, Jaqua
Gspurning and Burch (best case)
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
Hard to tell if this was something Friberg and the FO wanted to do before or after the Expansion Draft.
It’s understandable to protect him if you know you’re getting a sizable transfer fee coming in for him to be used on allocation.
We had to protect 3 internationals
I guess then we could have protected Leo, but we didn’t lose him anyway, so it doesn’t seem like a big deal one way or another.
With the off season still very much still in it's first month(ish)
all of these math equations and ratios of players in and out are futile.
It is like judging a book by the first three chapters.
I mean it isn’t to be completely dismissed but finish the off-season and then do your judgement of ratios and analysis. This instant attempt at analysis is actually just reactionary and wrong.
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
Despair might be reactionary and wrong.
Analysis is kinda what we do here.
by moyerLIVES on Dec 12, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Analysis is fine when you have more to work with
But analyzing a cake that is still baking is not analysis.
It is over eagerness and I fall guilty of it too. I think analysis when we can’t see the rest of the picture is a little premature. Sometimes the instant analysis is just jumping the gun.
I don’t think anyone expects the current roster right now to be set going toward March. There will be more changes and more analysis. And March 7 can’t come soon enough!
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
It is very possible there are fans that shutdown during the offseason
I’m not one of those. I think current and past moves can indicate future direction.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
by Dave Clark on Dec 12, 2011 5:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Analysis when you don't have the whole picture is called speculation.
It is another of the things that we occasionally do here.
I love speculation!!
That is why I am reading this site everyday.
I think the fact that we were pretty much maxed for money and space going into the off season is a simple explanation for why 9 out (so far) and 2 in (so far).
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
But that didn't come from speculation
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I would like to speculate...
that in roughly 1.5 month’s time, we’ll all be hailing the FO as geniuses (yet again).
Erik, you'll be missed...
All the best to you and your family.
by bago'juice on Dec 12, 2011 5:32 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
I'll miss Erik - enjoyed his tenacity and was looking forward to his development
and even though this wouldn’t be a one-for-one switch, I do hope that Lamar Neagle sees the field a bunch more next season.
Life's what happens while you're making other plans
Two positives...
One, this might indicate that Flaco in the middle is a distinct possibility. Two, this clears up cap space both in the sense that his salary no longer is a problem and holy crap allocation money.
I met a possum.
Wish you well Erik!
Hope that your time here helped your career, and that you’ll be a Sounder if you come back to the MLS.
Vos mos audite nos vos. Vos mos vereor nos.
You will hear us. You will fear us.
My .12 (.02 plus Seattle sales tax)
(1) Sorry to see Erik go, but this is inevitable with our caliber of players, and I am happy to see him transferred to a top SWE team. This will only help the view that MLS is interchangeable with the better leagues and not a step down.
(2) We have now lost 5 of the starters from our Monterrey win. Just sayin’.
(3) Why haven’t they announced anything regarding Mauro yet. We assume the contract is done, but the silence from the FO is going from odd to concerning. One would think they would like to make a happy announcement. This makes me wonder if other pieces are currently in motion right now. They did just exercise Friberg’s option to then send him to Malmo. Possibly Mauro to River Plate, or elsewhere?
by Brougham Hooligan on Dec 12, 2011 8:33 PM PST reply actions
Not a rebuttal
but an answer
The Mauro and Friberg situations are in no way related.
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
I don't think they are related
but I am at a loss on why no contract extension announcement yet for Mauro. He is down in Argentina, speaking about how great we are and his contract. But nothing from FO in weeks. This makes me think the outcome with Mauro can go one of several ways and the Sounders have not decided yet. Yet listening to Mauro, his contact appears signed from his side. Regardless, the silence is definitely quite odd
by Brougham Hooligan on Dec 12, 2011 9:05 PM PST up reply actions
give it a day
Editor/writer at Sounder at Heart, MLS editor SB Nation. Follow me on Twitter. You'll Never Yacht Alone.
by Jeremiah Oshan on Dec 12, 2011 11:47 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
Mauro announcement, Allocation and DP options
My guess is that the FO was waiting to complete the Friberg transfer because the Allocation money it netted helps determine if Mauro’s contract needs to use their third DP tag. The big upside from this trade is that it should enable the cap space to make one largish move while simultaneously adjusting the roster balance. They can now replace a solid MF player with defensive depth or another option at forward. It may also enable them to sign maybe a young DP with their garnered cap room. Let’s say the Sounders gained ~300-400k in Allocation as a hypothetical return on the transfer. Drop half on Mauro’s contract and buy him down below DP money. Suddenly they have a couple hundred k more plus what they save on Friberg’s contract to play with and they still have a DP slot. Folks that’s huge! Instead of having Erik at 100k they can have a different player at 300k with the same slot and no additional cap hit.
by Abbott Smith on Dec 12, 2011 9:41 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Interesting thoughts
Your thought on buying down MR contract from DP could be right. When do they have to “declare” the salary for cap purposes? I would suspect by MLS season start. Also FYI, in reviewing MLS salaries from 2011, the Sounders have shed about $838,000. Not sure what Gspurning will take up of that. Between Friberg transfer, CCL play in, and Wahl trade, we may be rolling in allocation money. Although I am sad to see 9 players go, I am jazzed on the Gspurnanator, think that Burch is simply a back fill, and can’t wait to see what we add to the roster.
by Brougham Hooligan on Dec 12, 2011 9:54 PM PST up reply actions
geez
You might feel really smart in a day or so
Editor/writer at Sounder at Heart, MLS editor SB Nation. Follow me on Twitter. You'll Never Yacht Alone.
by Jeremiah Oshan on Dec 13, 2011 12:02 AM PST via iPhone app up reply actions 1 recs
You keep saying a day...
insider information? blink twice for yes, once for a taco…
by Iam333 on Dec 13, 2011 12:11 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
there's a rather significant event happening on Tuesday
Go ahead and fill in the blanks.
Editor/writer at Sounder at Heart, MLS editor SB Nation. Follow me on Twitter. You'll Never Yacht Alone.
by Jeremiah Oshan on Dec 13, 2011 8:12 AM PST up reply actions
And by Tuesday, do you mean today's business meeting?
Or next Tuesday…
by SoundersForever on Dec 13, 2011 11:29 AM PST up reply actions
Swedish league is not one of the better leagues
I also would not draw any conlclusion on the FO’s other plans based on this transfer. They did not send Friberg to Malmo. Rather, Friberg requested a transfer due to his girlfriend being pregnant, and the FO did the decent thing and granted him the transfer.
Not mutually exclusive
I think that your premise is correct. But I also think that the team was probably able to leverage the situation to create a benefit for the organization.
by Abbott Smith on Dec 13, 2011 5:42 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, definitely.
The more I read about this, the more likely it seems that there actually was a worthwhile transfer fee involved, and that will obviously be very useful to us in the form of allocation money. According to the story on Malmo’s page they had wanted Friberg previously.
Imma just gonna leave dis here
in hommage:
click on title if giffy thingy is messing with your interwebs
by olorcain on Dec 12, 2011 8:43 PM PST reply actions 16 recs
Is it just me
Or does it say something that a player who can’t see playing time on an MLS squad gets interest from a Europa league-calibre club?
If we were gonna lose anyone anywhere, this is where we ought to lose them. This could be a great deal depending on the exact terms- we free up some salary space
The past few months haven’t been the best for the Sounders, but I have a feeling good things are in store with all the cap space and allocation money we’ve been getting. Remember, this is the same scouting and FO team that put together the best expansion side in the modern era and found gems like Flacco, Montero, Alonso, et al. I’m still keeping the faith; Sigi and the FO have earned it.
Friberg got plenty of playing time this year...?
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Dec 12, 2011 9:06 PM PST up reply actions
Wow, looking over the stats he saw significantly more time than I thought he did
But it’s still pretty impressive that he’s not first choice on an MLS side and has interest from a team in a solid EUFA league.
Yeah, Brad Evans was quite injured this year.
I met a possum.
by s0merand0mdude on Dec 12, 2011 9:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think you are overestimating the quality of the Swedish league
The quality is down there with the likes of Belarus, Hungary, Slovakia, etc. Way down from the top 10 European leagues.
Friberg played in Sweden.
He’s a well known quantity over there. I don’t think some random American with the same skill set ends up on Malmö.
Indeed
On the story on Malmo’s site they say that they had wanted to sign Friberg earlier too, but could not get him until now.
http://www.mff.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2011-12-13_friberg_klar.aspx
Pretty historic.
Maybe it didn’t happen exactly like we all thought, nor was he the first one I expected to leave. But the Sounders just completed there first transfer outside of the league. They sold a player for more than they paid (assuming they got a bit of a transfer fee). IMHO this is what has to happen to be a dynasty in this league. You have to find the young gems and the frees, grow them and sell them to other leagues. Granted in this case it sounds more like a very understandable family decision on Friberg’s part, but still they bought low and sold high.
I’m sad to see Friberg go, and I’ll be sad when other young players move on. But our team has more flexibility to get stronger and I now have a favorite team and player in the Swedish league.
by Czazall on Dec 12, 2011 9:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
What I like about this as well is that it
gives us perfectly reasonable ground upon which to stand when we claim to have invented not only Malmo FF but the entire Swedish league. Oh, and UEFA Champion’s League, of course. And electrons.
Come on
It is unreasonable to claim that we invented electrons.
by AAAA on Dec 13, 2011 8:06 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
But we did invent
Electron Boy
"It's scintillating, it's sensational, it's Seattle Sounders FC soccer."
by LoiteringWithIntent on Dec 13, 2011 9:28 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
How do the team's finances look now?
With allocation and all the cap space opened up, I bet we could get a new DP and still have the space to sign a first-choice RB and a few more players for depth.
Good Bye, but hopefully not farewell
Will miss Erik. It was nice having that mid field depth. I think we’re fine with Evans but history has shown that we’ll need back-up….and I was starting to really like him. But can totally understand as I have a few young kids in my house — probably didn’t have much support structure here, and a husband that travels all season…isn’t a recipe for a happy house. Good luck in soccer, life and fatherhood!
As much as I would like to think we got lots of allocation due to transfer fee, I can’t believe it’s more than $100-$150K. Apparently some sites have him rated at $800K, but that’s crazy….would we pay that for him? never. I don’t think we paid that for Flacco. Still $100K salary off the books and $100K transfer is better than a kick in the pants.
Considering that he wanted to go to Sweden and be close to family, there was probably only 2-3 clubs that had interest…we probably couldn’t hold out for a great deal. But good for the FO for making this work out for him! We probably earn some credibility points for future signees.
by InternetCharlie on Dec 12, 2011 10:28 PM PST reply actions
Transfer Fees
I must admit that I only have a casual knowledge of international transfers (mostly gained by an unnatural love for transfer news on sky sports), but we seem to highly underestimate them in this country. From what I have seen, a transfer fee is usually much higher than a players wage (unless he is an older player). The $1Mil fee that was quoted by multiple sites when we got him (on a free) and 800k Euros seems like he has appropriately increased in value based on talent and age. If a player makes $100k+ a year, is young, and has 1-2 yrs left on his current contract, I see no reason why we couldn’t be sitting on a pretty solid pile of allocation.
I will miss Friberg and all he brought on and off the field, but buying low and selling high is how we become a powerhouse.
Also of note: Fernandez’ Transfer fee has been estimated in a few places (Can’t site off hand) at or around $1mil and Montero’s fee was described by AH as “in the millions of dollars”
If Fernandez was a million dollars
There’s no way that Friberg is a million dollars
I am not a Supporter | I am not a Fan | I am a Sounder
Sounder At Heart
It's sad to see Friberg go
I’m glad this was for personal reasons and not that the team didn’t want him or that he didn’t like it in Seattle.
While I was not as high on him as a lot of other Sounders fans seem to be, he is a great player that was one of the necessary interchangable parts we had last season. He helped us a lot during our involvement in multiple competitions.
This sounds like it worked out really well for both parties. Hopefully we can find a good piece to strengthen our team.
Wish Friberg all the best at Malmo and, like a few here, I will probably be checking up on him every once and a while.
Friberg transfer fee
Here’s what I can tell you: There was a fee. I don’t know the exact amount, but I know it wasn’t a huge number. Probably in neighborhood of his actual salary.
Editor/writer at Sounder at Heart, MLS editor SB Nation. Follow me on Twitter. You'll Never Yacht Alone.
Honestly, even if we got
only around $60 or $70K for his transfer (i.e. the fee was around $100Kish and teh team gets whatever % it is) that’s pretty useful.
absolutely
Editor/writer at Sounder at Heart, MLS editor SB Nation. Follow me on Twitter. You'll Never Yacht Alone.
by Jeremiah Oshan on Dec 13, 2011 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
I also think it's important not just for Friberg but for potential players in the future
that the club did the right thing for him. I’m sure they are doing the same with Rosales as well. I think it’s important that the players see the club has their best interests at heart. Obviously if they can they want to gain some benefit, but I don’t think that’s necessarily as important.
Like for Nkufo they could have said “No you are going to stay and play” or to Friberg “No we won’t let you go back”, but they worked something out. There are examples where teams force players to stay, and just get unhappy players because of it.
by majora999 on Dec 13, 2011 11:08 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Sounder At Heart
Related FanShots on Sounder At Heart
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
