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United States and Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder Michael Bradley: No doors closed on Gladbach
The 23-year-old midfielder explained to Goal.com that he is still considering all of his options and that a return to Germany isn't out of the question.
Jun 5, 2011 8:58:00 PM
By Alex Labidou
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Having been linked with a variety of clubs ranging from Italian Serie A side Roma to the club where he spent the second half of last season on loan with, Premiership side Aston Villa, U.S. international Michael Bradley admits that he might return to his parent club Gladbach.
“No doors are closed,” said Bradley to Goal.com. “I’m just trying to keep all options open at this point.”
As Goal.com previously reported, Gladbach never wanted to loan away Bradley but the decision came after the player had requested to leave the team.
"Michael Bradley had informed us in winter that he wanted to leave the club. We wanted to go into the second half of the season with players who identified themselves with the club 100 percent,” said team general manager Max Eberl to Goal.com earlier this month. “Hence, we decided to agree a move in winter. It was not our intention, but the player's."
It has been reported that Aston Villa is working on negotiations with Bradley’s current club but the team’s current managerial vacancy could work against it. After only having two league appearances with the club last season, Bradley would want assurances that he will be a part of the team’s rotation next year. With reports out of Italy saying that Roma’s new American ownership under Thomas DiBenedetto might take another month to get through the legal work required, it is very likely Bradley will remain a Gladbach midfielder.
Until things are sorted, Bradley will have to remain patient in determining his future.
“I’ll look at things and figure out what the best situation is going to be for me next year,” said Bradley.
Alex Labidou is the Deputy Editor of Goal.com USA. Agree or disagree with the story above? Give him a shout @sportslab on twitter.
Visit the U.S. national team page on Goal.com for more and join Goal.com USA's Facebook fan page!
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“No doors are closed,” said Bradley to Goal.com. “I’m just trying to keep all options open at this point.”
As Goal.com previously reported, Gladbach never wanted to loan away Bradley but the decision came after the player had requested to leave the team.
"Michael Bradley had informed us in winter that he wanted to leave the club. We wanted to go into the second half of the season with players who identified themselves with the club 100 percent,” said team general manager Max Eberl to Goal.com earlier this month. “Hence, we decided to agree a move in winter. It was not our intention, but the player's."
It has been reported that Aston Villa is working on negotiations with Bradley’s current club but the team’s current managerial vacancy could work against it. After only having two league appearances with the club last season, Bradley would want assurances that he will be a part of the team’s rotation next year. With reports out of Italy saying that Roma’s new American ownership under Thomas DiBenedetto might take another month to get through the legal work required, it is very likely Bradley will remain a Gladbach midfielder.
Until things are sorted, Bradley will have to remain patient in determining his future.
“I’ll look at things and figure out what the best situation is going to be for me next year,” said Bradley.
Alex Labidou is the Deputy Editor of Goal.com USA. Agree or disagree with the story above? Give him a shout @sportslab on twitter.
Visit the U.S. national team page on Goal.com for more and join Goal.com USA's Facebook fan page!
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