Between getting upto speed fitness wise and now Covid-19 our Venezuelan international hasn't had the best start to his Aberdeen career.  Are we ever going to see him flourish??

46 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

I don't think he was ever our player really. We were clearly being used as a vehicle by our parent club.

This is the logical explanation. Maybe Atlanta get some complicated tax/salary cap benefit from loaning a player instead of buying him directly. We got to have a Venezuelan international at the club for free. You could argue it makes sense for both clubs unless it blows up in our face at some point.

Our American overlords have said that Hernandez’s loan terminates at end of December and article below does not say that they will extending or taking him on permanently. 
 

https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-announces-year-end-roster-moves-2021-ronald-hernandez-cubo-torres

 

The silence is deafening regarding Ronald 😵

Been training with an old club in venuzuela. Wtf is going on?!?

1 hour ago, manc_don said:

Been training with an old club in venuzuela. Wtf is going on?!?

 

1 hour ago, manc_don said:

Been training with an old club in venuzuela. Wtf is going on?!?

Seriously 😲

2 hours ago, manc_don said:

Been training with an old club in venuzuela. Wtf is going on?!?

That’s surely not right. He is our contracted player. 

15 minutes ago, Jute said:

That’s surely not right. He is our contracted player. 

Definitely posted a photo of him at a former club.  But i'm guessing just to keep fit. He's not in Atlanta and he's not at Cormack Park so 🤷‍♂️

He was in the MLS Re-Entry draft list in December (players over 22 whose contract hadn't been extended by current club i.e. Atlanta).  The list said there was an option, so presumably the loan deal (which is with MLS, not Atlanta) could be extended if another MLS club wanted him.  He wasn't picked up in that draft, but is now made available to all MLS clubs on first come, first served basis.  No idea how long that remains open for.

1 hour ago, KWT15 said:

He was in the MLS Re-Entry draft list in December (players over 22 whose contract hadn't been extended by current club i.e. Atlanta).  The list said there was an option, so presumably the loan deal (which is with MLS, not Atlanta) could be extended if another MLS club wanted him.  He wasn't picked up in that draft, but is now made available to all MLS clubs on first come, first served basis.  No idea how long that remains open for.

Welcome to the site, KWT15. Thanks for the info. 🙂

https://www.dirtysouthsoccer.com/2022/1/11/22879229/bocanegra-ronald-hernandez-to-join-atlanta-united-on-permanent-transfer?fbclid=IwAR2AhUifAWZOuL6r7IqfJchela-HV8fcGobIf0B6BE0SYxySWAaWB0BfTRQ
 

well, well, well.

Was just away to post that Manc.

The plot thickens I guess.

Anyone offering odds on whether it will be reported as an undisclosed fee, if indeed this is true 

It's fair enough. They forced him on us, they can clean it up. 

23 minutes ago, RicoS321 said:

It's fair enough. They forced him on us, they can clean it up. 

Which is what I was coming on to say.

I am not convinced he was ever really our player and have a feeling that this maybe the same for our new midfielder as well. 

£12 million plus add-ons and we can talk 😆

5 hours ago, baggy89 said:

£12 million plus add-ons and we can talk 😆

They might threaten to loan him back to us

Officially signed for our American overlords. 
 

https://www.atlutd.com/news/atlanta-united-signs-ronald-hernandez-to-permanent-deal

Signed by Atlanta? We've got sell ons apparently. That'll amount to a lot.

Clubs statement on this is hilarious. Nothing to see here move along. 

31 minutes ago, Jute said:

Clubs statement on this is hilarious. Nothing to see here move along. 

It's like a child who hasn't done their homework.

I'm assuming Dave will be handing back the shares he gained from this monumental fuck up.

Genuinely surprised the Scottish press haven’t actually looked into this, especially given it’s almost a gimmie to stick the boot into the club.