Those of you wondering just where Kenny Cooper might transfer to this winter might want to find another American to follow this transfer window.
FC Dallas head coach Schellas Hyndman recently revealed that he has been told Cooper will be staying in MLS for the 2009 season, a major positive for a club that missed the playoffs in 2008.
“I believe we will have Kenny for this year,” Hyndman told DallasSoccerNews.com. "All I know, we got an okay to count on Kenny for the season.”
If true, then FC Dallas will be able to head into the upcoming MLS Draft focused on bolstering its shaky defense. Sources tell SBI that the Hoops are working hard to trade up to the No. 2 slot to grab Maryland central defender and Dallas-area product Omar Gonzalez. FC Dallas currently holds the No. 5 and No. 11 picks and one possibility could see the Hoops packaging defender Adrian Serioux with one of its first-round picks for Toronto FC's No. 2 overall pick.
What do you think of Cooper staying in MLS another year? Happy to see him stay put, or disappointed that he isn't getting the chance to play in Europe? Think FC Dallas can turn things around in 2009?
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