Monday, January 14, 2019

Kikuchi is ready to talk to all 30 clubs

The Japanese pitcher Yusei Kikuchi will have until 3 January 2019 to agree on a contract in MLB. Otherwise, the 27-year-old left-hander will continue his baseball career at Saitama Seibu Lions. This became apparent after the Japanese club officially announced it would release its player in the so-called `public system` that allows transfers from the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) to the Major League. The process will be triggered next Monday (December 3rd), and the 30-day negotiation period begins on December 5, 2018.

`We talked to my agent and came to the conclusion that this is the best time to get itI do not have any preference, I`m open to talks with everyone, wherever I go to America, my desire is well prepared to be useful!', said Kikuchi, who will be represented by the agent Scott Boras in the USA and Canada.

According to the agreement between NPB and MLB, if the player succeeds in negotiating his personal terms wi thin the set time limit, his current club according archive for baseball tips will receive a transfer amount calculated as a percentage of the pitcher`s future guaranteed overall salary. The value represents 20% of the first $ 25 million plus 17. 5% of the next $ 25 million plus 15% of any more than $ 50 million.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

The evening they want to forget in Bayern

On Friday evening, Bayern Munich (Munich) in the hands of Uli Hoeness and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge spent four hours at the General Assembly of the club. The two did not announce any news just reiterating their assurances that Niko Kovac`s future as a coach is certain and that many new players will be bought after the end of the season. However, Hoeness and Kalle have faced the negativity of many of the club`s members, being the first to hear the epithets as a liar and a coward. The president is accused of delaying the development of the club and is at the heart of the crisis this season in the Bundesliga.

The Sports director Hassan Salihamidzic also fell indirectly. Each time he mentioned his name from the hall, there was an ironic laugh, as did the scouting department in which the Bosnian was working.  'I remember when I was 14 years old in 1999 and wanted to become a big director like Uli Hoeness. Now, about 20 years later, I`m no longer sure, said one of Bayern`s members, and the audience burst into applause.'

Another one jumped on board with the following: You criticize Paris Saint-Germain, but you also gladly accepted Qatar as a sponsor.

A Bayern member complained that he had to pay three subscriptions to watch all of the team matches predicted by contact football win bets on TV in Germany - for Sky, DAZN and Eurosport. Rummenigge responded to this: 'I like it too, but the contracts with the televisions bring us money and we need them. The coach was also coach Niko Kovac and his footballers. Looking at our game, I wonder how you could agree to give him a 3-year contract!', a dissatisfied member turned to the bosses in connection with the mentor.

Another one directly jumps Jerome Boateng: 'We need players who give everything to the club. When someone is not in the shape, he should not play and be exposed in the way he was against Fortuna (Dusseldorf) at home.'  Then Hoeness said he did not expect to hear such things in the college and was outraged, followed by violent boots.

Later in the interviews with the media, Hoeness explained that Oliver Kahn would not be appointed tosports director. If he ever started working in Bayern, he would be the executive director, whose role is currently playing Rummenigge. According to AZ, however, the latter will renew his contract by the end of 2021, which means that the former goalkeeper will become the head of the club no earlier than the beginning of 2022.