But maybe he'd prefer Uni over Bayern....

The U23 teams are still named as amateurs and don't have a 'professional' contract at the club. I think it goes against the definitions however because the U23 players surely get some kind of pay. 

It's just there are so many other clubs stuck in the 4th tier and then Bundesliga clubs such as Bayern, Wolfsburg, Mainz and Bremen have managed to gain promotion to the 3rd tier with their extensive resources. 

There is only one reserve team in the 3rd Bundesliga. Also, players are very much professional and not restricted to U23s. The Bayern reserves have a 32 year old.

Yeah that's the contradiction of it all. They're named U23 yet recruit older players. It's essentially a feeder club. I'm just not a fan of them being in the 3rd tier. Regional 4th tier is fine. There might be changes within 5 years. 

Yeah considering the shitfight it is to get out of the Regionalliga and the shit fight it has been to reform it, reserve teams should be nowhere near the 3. Liga.

If he was Australian it would be worth the argument but should we be striving for something like this anyway?

Its different because he’s not Australian, but if he was we would be off the chops on here.
Bayern Munich is a massive club the closest comparison would have to be Pasquali to Ajax but this is bigger in context.

The fact of the matter we struggle to get their attention due to us not being able to qualify for these youth world cups and doing well in them which we have struggled with, but it would help if more aleague clubs played young players as well and see it as an investment!  

Exposure is the key to all of this.

By the way you mention Kubo, Madrid are paying close to 1.2 million a year so it doesn’t compare between both but I get your point.

Like Ben Kantarovski, he stupid he looks now.

Kit sales on the subcontinent

Exactly my point. It was tongue in cheek though. Each to their own. 

Look man there is always a 1st! And he is better then Yeboah. And being a Kiwi he rarely has to commit to international friendly's plus there is talk he might turn out for the Indian national team.

On NZ news they were saying the offer is a three year deal and a 500k transfer fee. Hopefully there's an onsell clause in there as well.

Playing in 3.Liga? At least he will still be on FIFA

I would think another year in the HAL would be a better move, but it’s up to him.

Good luck to him.

Just go's to show where that $3.4m of Foxtel funds goes into producing some great young kiwi talent. 

$3.3m ... don’t forget to subtract the $100k kiwi tv deal 😬

If the state federations expect 10% of transfer fees, maybe Football in NZ should pay the FFA a share for all their funding of the game there. 

Interesting times.

people might remember a Julius Davies lol where is he?

Bayern Munich II > Bayern Munich U17s

Last I heard he was at port Melbourne sharks 
 

Confirmed as a Bayern II signing! What a day for NZ football!
https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-player-sarpreet-singh-signs-german-super-club-bayern-munich?fbclid=IwAR0QEG7Tt0YezzXtu9AUXLbP51w8ItfYIbE-ODMIETOEtXmdYWI-Qm2jA_E

$850k fee

With add on clauses, most likely sell on fees.

Trouble with Davies was that he was only 165 cm officials (personally I think less).  Like Caletti who Brisbane let go, who was even shorter, unless you have exceptional athleticism, you'll struggle. Messi is 170.

Singh is an exceptional talent and I'd back him to make it.

Sorry replied to the wrong post.

he has his first goal for the reserve squad 

He won't make it at bayern but i think he and they know that but being over there he is in the shop window for other bundesliga teams to have a good look at him.

I could easily see him playing for a mid table team. ie Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim, frankfurt etc.

Absolutely. Could make a bit off of him.

In the squad with the first team touring the US, games scheduled against Arsenal, Real Madrid, and A.C. Milan. You'd think he'd be getting game time as he's missing the Bayern Munich II season for this tour.

Played 45 minutes against arsenal.

45 mins against Arsenal and did not look out of place. Solid performance.

Arsenal weren't exactly taking it easy, either.

Drove the ball forward in the leadup to bayerns goal and a nice clip of him dispossessing Aubameyang.