Getty Images Houston Dynamo center back Geoff Cameron looks like he has one foot in England, where Stoke City has made an official offer to Major League Soccer.
The Houston Chronicle says Stoke City has submitted a $2.7 million bid for the rangy defender/midfielder. The move already has the club’s blessing, so it’s on MLS and commissioner Don Garber to approve the move.
“The club is in favor of this transfer, and we are in support of it happening,” Dynamo president Chris Canetti told the Chronicle. “We will continue to work with the league as they go through the process and make their decision.”
It seems likely to happen, but the league has quashed moves before. A decision could arrive as early as today.
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- whordy - Jul 10, 2012 at 9:53 AM
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Good move all around, it’s always good when MLS players transfer to bigger and better leagues, especially when it is an American.
Also, this bodes well for young americans playing in the MLS, since Cameron basically was a rookie at 22 and is considered a young NT option and can still demand a transfer even though he is 26. I look forward to the future of players like Okugo and Jack Mac as a Union fan in this case.
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- Steve Davis - Jul 10, 2012 at 11:44 AM
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Great point. McInerney could play four more seasons at PPL and transfer with tons of pro experience at just 24 years old!
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- lonestarv - Jul 11, 2012 at 9:54 AM
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If this deal is completed, that is two signings from Houston direct to the EPL in 3 years. (Holden and Cameron).
Has another MLS team done that? Luck (now at WVU), Canetti, Kinnear and company were/are doing something right!
#foreverorange
