Terms of Jose Adolfo Valencia’s loan to Timbers have been reworked to allow for him to not count as a Youth DP or, perhaps, even hit the salary cap.
Timbers’ Jose Adolfo Valencia Will Undergo Knee Surgery, Miss 6-12 Months
“Our No. 1 priority is ensuring the long-term physical health of Jose,” Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson said in a team release. “We are pleased to have worked with his former club in Colombia on amended terms of his transfer, considering the circumstances. We are very committed to Jose as a person and as a player, and intend to return to the original terms of his transfer agreement when he returns to full health following rehabilitation.”
The release says Valencia will occupy a spot on the Timbers’ Disabled List, but reading between the lines and comments owner Merritt Paulson made on Twitter, the cost of Valencia has been greatly reduced. If his salary was reduced all the way to the league minimum and there’s no loan fee, he would not count against the salary cap. He will undergo his surgery and rehabilitation in Portland.
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How significant those “red flags” are obviously remains to be seen, but Wilkinson did not give a timetable for Valencia’s return. This has to be at least somewhat unsettling and frustrating for the Timbers, who are heading into 2012 with pretty high hopes.
For more on Valencia’s situation, be sure to check out Timbers blog Stumptown Footy.
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