Yallop: Quakes close to signing Lima
By Jeff Carlisle · July 2, 2008
According to San Jose Earthquakes manager Frank Yallop, the only obstacle remaining in the team’s pursuit of midfielder Francisco Lima is for the Brazilian to hash out the fine print with MLS on a contract.
“[Lima] has agreed to a general framework,” said Yallop. “We’re getting close.”
While Yallop cautioned that nothing is certain until Lima actually puts pen to paper, he sounded confident that a deal will soon be completed so that the former AS Roma man can begin playing once the MLS transfer window reopens on July 15. Yallop also stated that Lima has several contract offers on the table from teams outside of MLS, but the midfielder is prepared to throw his lot in with San Jose.
“Lima can go many places,” said Yallop. “But he like what he saw and he wants to make it work here.”
While Lima’s financial demands aren’t known, it is beleived that he wants an 18-month contract that would take him through the 2009 season.
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Lima’s wikipedia entry says he’s 37. Is this what we need on our beloved Quakes squad??? I say no.
brizzle, there’s nothing wrong with some experience–especially in front of goal, if he can play, and i think yallop and staff would be a pretty good judge of that.
We have plenty of young talent: Kamara, Cunliffe, Salinas, and Johnson ALREADY. We need proven experience IN CENTER MID and Lima has it! Huckerby can score. No doubt Brescia and Norwich City were competitive in their respective leagues so these players appear to be EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED! I also believe we can use the foreign influence!