In a shocking turn of events, Kenny Cooper will stay with FC Dallas and refuse offers to join either Cardiff City or ROsenborg, according to an official press release by Major League Soccer.
Cooper, 23, reportedly was planning to visit both teams in order to make a decision, but Dallas, meanwhile, was pressuring the league to decline the £2,000,000 bids made by each club.
"We received offers from multiple international clubs for Kenny Cooper during this transfer window," said FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock's statement read, "but we elected to decline them all. The international interest is a credit to Kenny, FC Dallas and the ever increasing talent level in Major League Soccer."
The club's refusal to deal Cooper is reminiscent of how New England blocked Taylor Twellman's move to England at the beginning of the season. It is unclear at this point, however, whether Cooper was eager to leave Dallas or not.
The Dallas Morning News quoted Cooper's father, Kenny Sr., who was a goalkeeper in England and with the NASL, as saying that he respected Dallas' decision, but he added a caveat that suggested that Cooper might be less than happy about it.
"It was a massive opportunity for Kenny with the possibility to play against the best teams in the world and a lucrative offer that could have set him for life."
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