NYCFC sign new forward Sean Okoli!

[DudesInBlue]

More info here:
http://bit.ly/2gZ96O2

#NYCFC sign @USL MVP @AskAboutUgo #WelcomeToTheClub https://t.co/777rIuXhtd

— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) December 5, 2016

Mod Edit to include official club announcement.

 

[CCMore]

I wonder if he scores more with his feet or his head

 

[Goodfella]

Sounds like a good kid, humble, hard working

http://www.nycfc.com/post/2016/12/05/beyond-pitch-sean-okoli?autoplay=true

 

[JayH]

I wonder if he scores more with his feet or his head

From a quick scan of available videos, it looks like he is quick and shifty, shoots well with both feet and can also score with his head. He also idolizes Zlatan, so we have to give him points there.

Was there a doubt that we would announce something significant today? It's a new Monday tradition with the club.

 

[413Blue]

Good signing, almost like a draft pick. Big, fast forward with a goalscoring track record. He has played in front of a few 20k+ crowds in Cinci so hopefully he is ready to step right up to the big leagues and contribute this season!

 

[LeeNYCFC]

http://cincinnatisoccertalk.com/201...e-to-fc-cincinnati-signs-with-mls-club-nycfc/

Young, talented, domestic, great move

And per the article capable of both scoring and hold-up play, always reassuring when the club a players leaving sounds like they'll actually miss him

 

[FootyLovin]

Thank the freakin' lord (or the giant spaghetti monster if you prefer)! I was jonesing for some news.

Seems like our 2017 Mullins replacement. Some hold up. Some scoring. Very young. Probably a reserve with some significant upside future potential.

ETA: highlight reel -

Seems a bit craftier with his footwork than Mullins but also a bit thinner build.

 

[Kjbert]

So many questions:

1) What did we pay in the way of a transfer fee?
2) Did we have to pay New England for his transfer rights since he was last there?
3) Do we have to protect him in the Expansion Draft?

One more item - I wonder how much easier it is to recruit players here than it is for other successful clubs - NJRB, Seattle, etc. You get to play and live in NYC and it's City Football Group. I feel like that REALLY helps us in player recruitment.

 

[Kjbert]

Thank the freakin' lord (or the giant spaghetti monster if you prefer)! I was jonesing for some news.

Seems like our 2017 Mullins replacement. Some hold up. Some scoring. Very young. Probably a reserve with some significant upside future potential.

ETA: highlight reel -

Seems a bit craftier with his footwork than Mullins but also a bit thinner build.

Bingo. Mullins replacement. We turned Patrick Mullins into an international spot for Max Chanot and this guy. Not a bad deal.

 

[Seven]

One more item - I wonder how much easier it is to recruit players here than it is for other successful clubs - NJRB, Seattle, etc. You get to play and live in NYC and it's City Football Group. I feel like that REALLY helps us in player recruitment.

Also gotta help that players get to play under Vieira and with Pirlo and Villa

 

[Keith Putnam]

You get to...live in NYC

Well, maybe. We may not be paying him much over league minimum salary, on which it would be difficult to live alone (if one wanted to) in most of the "cooler" areas of NYC.

 

[413Blue]

So many questions:

1) What did we pay in the way of a transfer fee?
2) Did we have to pay New England for his transfer rights since he was last there?
3) Do we have to protect him in the Expansion Draft?

One more item - I wonder how much easier it is to recruit players here than it is for other successful clubs - NJRB, Seattle, etc. You get to play and live in NYC and it's City Football Group. I feel like that REALLY helps us in player recruitment.

He was released by NE so they have no claim to him.

 

[Kjbert]

He was released by NE so they have no claim to him.

Thank you.

 

[Kjbert]

Well, maybe. We may not be paying him much over league minimum salary, on which it would be difficult to live alone (if one wanted to) in most of the "cooler" areas of NYC.

Very true. Assume he makes $100k. He gets a living stipend on top of that. Probably lives here in Westchester County near the training facility

 

[JGarrettLieb]

Well, maybe. We may not be paying him much over league minimum salary, on which it would be difficult to live alone (if one wanted to) in most of the "cooler" areas of NYC.

First team training center is a bit north of the city. Not a bad idea to move there.

 

[Kjbert]

First team training center is a bit north of the city. Not a bad idea to move there.

Many of the guys live here in White Plains.

 

[NYCFC_Dan]

Very true. Assume he makes $100k. He gets a living stipend on top of that. Probably lives here in Westchester County near the training facility

They get a housing allowance? Makes sense considering that league minimum is not a liveable wage.

 

[Midas Mulligan]

Bingo. Mullins replacement. We turned Patrick Mullins into an international spot for Max Chanot and this guy. Not a bad deal.

Hmm. A lot of people would say that if you could turn a journeyman (stricken for Kjbert because the point stands either way) CB and international roster spot into a forward who averages more than .5 goals per 90 at 1/3 the price, you're a pretty solid gm.

I ain't saying. I'm just saying.

 

[CCMore]

Could be a crazy tin-foil hat theory but could it be possible we pick up a guy like this and leave him unprotected in the draft so that the other two teams will pick him up cause we either don't want him/ he's not our guy and we get to potentially keep the rest of our roster? And if he's not chosen we get to keep a nice back up/bench guy around that may not be our first choice but still does a job. I may be a little to cynical with this theory

 

[roxfontaine]

I doubt he's making league minimum. He was making 50k at Cincinnati. While being wanted in MLS is a promotion, I'm sure he wanted his money too.