Transfer market information from the USA
With 14 goals in 32 games across all competitions, Ercan Kara is the most successful offensive player at Rapid Vienna this season with the Austrian Bundesliga club. In view of his contract expiring in the summer, the future of the 26-year-old has been hotly debated for weeks – and is now as good as decided. According to information from Transfermarkt.us from MLS sources, the right foot is drawn to America to Orlando City.
Zoran Barisic, Managing Director at Rapid, had already announced the upcoming change on Saturday: “Ercan Kara has received an offer that is also economically very attractive for him and that he absolutely wants to accept. We too have already been able to agree on the transfer terms with the interested club. If, contrary to expectations, the transfer does not happen, he will come back to us and given his character, I am not worried that he would not immediately give 100 percent for Rapid again,” he said in an official statement from the club.
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Only the buyer was not named by the 51-year-old, there were enough possible clubs. In addition to Werder Bremen, AS Saint-Étienne and Pisa, FC Schalke 04 in particular were on the Austrian side. Both the “Bild”, “Sport1” and the “WAZ” had reported about a month ago about the specific interest of the second division club in Kara.
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In the last few days, however, everything pointed to Major League Soccer, where Philadelphia Union was traded as a target. According to TM information, however, he is going to Orlando, where the striker will probably be one of three so-called “designated players” and will therefore not fall under the salary cap.
League sources. Rapid Vienna forward Ercan Kara is headed to MLS. Rapid have already confirmed that part. But the Austrian striker is not headed to Philadelphia Union as previously reported. Instead, the striker is expected to sign as a Designated Player with #OrlandoCity. #DOOP
— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) January 22, 2022
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