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Pearce's Contract With Bursaspor Canceled

Heath Pearce did not get his contract with Bursaspor completed before the transfer deadline and as such the contract has been voided.

Sep 3, 2009 11:50:42 AM

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United States international Heath Pearce's reported move to Bursaspor, a Turkish club, has been voided because the club and player could not complete an agreement before the close of the transfer period.

According to the club's official website Pearce wanted to re-work the contract just before signing it and the club and player did not have enough time to get the deal done before FIFA automatically closed the transfer window.

The move leaves the U.S. left-back still out of contract with what would seem to be very few options available. One possibility is Major League Soccer, and there are several clubs who could use an experienced left-back. In April, Pearce told Goal.com's Noah Davis that, given his circumstances, he is open to a return home and to joining an MLS side.

MLS rosters freeze on September 15 so the window to get a deal done in the U.S. may be small but Pearce should still be able to sign with any club in a league that does not have rule against singing players outside the transfer zone.

With some question as to whether or not the transfer zone actually played a role in Pearce's contract collapse it remains a possibility that the club simply used the close of the transfer period as an excuse to back out of the deal. However, repeated attempts by Goal.com to find a deeper explanation of the contract cancellation have yet to produce anything concrete.

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