USA U20 midfielder Danny Szetela had an excellent U20 World Cup, scoring three goals and clogging up a wide array of opponent attacks. Conveniently for Szetela, his MLS contract expires this winter and he is in possession of a Polish passport. He can go to any European side he wants without the Crew getting involved, and it appears that's exactly what's transpiring. Szetela's agent, Shep Messing, breaks down the contenders:
"It's come down so far to two teams who are in the front: Celtic in Scotland and Siena in Italy," the former Cosmos star told American Soccer Daily.Celtic, of course, is part of the Old Firm with Rangers; the pair dominates the Scottish league on a yearly basis. Siena is a Serie A team with scanty history constantly on the verge of relegation. Szetela has a choice between stability and the challenge of Serie A; given that he's failed to break into the starting eleven of the Columbus Crew it might be advisable to start slowly. Realistically, Szetela is probably going to spend a lot of time in the reserves or on loan in the next year or two. He may as well do that if he can't even get the one thing MLS is supposed to offer young up-and-comers: playing time.
"We have had calls from Hertha Berlin and Munich 1860, in Italy, Parma; in England, Everton, Middlesbrough and Reading. And Valencia in Spain."
