Revolution Sign French-born Striker Saër Sène from Bayern Munich on Free Transfer
by Matty Jollie on Feb 13, 2012 11:02 AM EST
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In the midst of the ongoing Moreno saga, a bit of "good news" came out of the New England Revolution camp today as the club have announced the signing of French striker Saër Sène from Bayern Munich on a free transfer. The player had recently been in camp with the Revolution in Arizona, and after watching him both on and off the field, Revolution GM Michael Burns commented "We believe he’ll play a valuable role for us this season. He’s scored goals consistently with each of his previous clubs, and we believe he has the ability to continue to do so in MLS."
On the very surface of this particular transaction, Saër Sène fits the mold of what you're looking for: Tall (6'3), athletic, good European pedigree, and most importantly, young (25 years old). To say that he's well traveled would be a good start, with stops all over France and Germany, but until recently Sène had found a home with the Bayern Munich reserve squad that plays in the third tier of the German Bundesliga, tallying 19 goals in 55 appearances, including 8 in the first half of this season.
Sène has definitely had his share of "big time" experiences in Europe, having been named into the first-team squad for Bayern Munich's preliminary Champions League ties in 2009-10, and scoring against AC Milan in the 2009 Audi Cup. The addition of a seasoned, yet still young striker is certainly good news for a Revolution side that was next to last in scoring in 2011.
New England expects to have Sène in camp as soon as his U.S. P-1 Visa and his International Transfer Certificate are received, which should hopefully put him in the mix for the upcoming inaugural Desert Diamond Cup at the end of this month.
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I like this signing
To me, this is a better signing than Moreno was, and that is not just me living in denial about the Pepe deal. Hopefully he doesn’t “change his mind” in a few days. Either way, Bayern II (even if it is 3rd division) is good pedigree. Very good signing for a non-DP striker.
Does he get the #9 shirt now? Is he our starting striker now?
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by Abram Chamberlain on Feb 13, 2012 11:10 AM EST reply actions
Press release says #39
But, and I’m being the ultimate optimist, Moreno ends up in a Revs shirt too?
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If reports out of Colombia are to be believed
Moreno played for Once Caldas on the weekend (a clear violation of his loan) and was subbed off with an injury. Team officials say that’s far from the truth, but who knows.
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by Steve Stoehr on Feb 13, 2012 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
This Moreno thing is just a hot mess. After these last few days, does anyone still want him in NE?
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by Abram Chamberlain on Feb 13, 2012 5:09 PM EST up reply actions
Absolutely Ridiculous
This is Colombia we’re talking about not North Korea, we should know what is going on and it seems to be at the point where Once Caldas is lying/helping Moreno breach his MLS/Revs obligations and contract.
I think
that to sign a young, tall and presumably talented 25 year old on a free transfer is great. Combine that with the fact he’s been developed not only by Bayern Munich but also by Paris Saint Germain. These two European powerhouses may have just let a gem fall into the Revs lap for all we know!
Matty- If the Revs are suing Moreno, who just got injured, do we really want him? I guess the implication in suing him is that we do, or we just want some compensation. If Heaps was smart however, and I believe he is, he and Burns would’ve identified more than just one striker on those trips to Colombia!
Team didn't confirm suit
Or the threat of legal action, either. I have no idea what to believe on the Moreno front.
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by Steve Stoehr on Feb 13, 2012 4:15 PM EST up reply actions
Sene
I do not know anything about him. Never made a name for himself in French Football.
Couple of points: PSG and Bayern are NOT KNOWN for their development school. They are big enough to harvest talent from smaller clubs. This is the way the system works in Europe. Small club have great soccer school and stay afloat by selling the occasional prodigy.
With a few exceptions, PSG and Bayern never developed anyone in the past 20 years. don’t get me wrong. Being on these clubs exposed you to superior players, coaches and techniques. So it is a plus.
I just hope this is a find and not a “you are getting what you are paying for in a free transfer”. a 25 years in 3rd german division getting no offer is not a good sign. MA be he will use the Revs opportunity to prove people wrong.
I like his upside more than Moreno's.
But you’re absolutely right. PSG actually has developed some decent players over the years, although the big hope you get with a french player is that he trained at the national academy at Clairefontaine, which is a veritable factory of good footballers. Bayern snaps up talent as fast and young as possible (much like Arsenal) and brings them through that way, so either Sene is a nobody or the Bayern staff saw something in him that perhaps the Revs can bring out. Who knows.
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by Steve Stoehr on Feb 14, 2012 8:03 AM EST up reply actions
Not an automatic win!
Joining Clairefontaine is not an automatic sing that the player is superior. For all the greats that came out of Clairefontaine, there are all the ones that did not make it.
Joining Clairefontaine means that has a teenager, you have the POTENTIAL to be pro at the international level. So it is a great sign but A LOT of kids do not confirm.
Also, look for the small clubs they developed at. For example, Nice is famous for developping goal keepers. Nantes is famous for developing technical players (Zerka came from there), etc.
So I agree with Sene. He must have showed something quite big for Bayern to sign him so I hope that going to Bayern went to his head and he is now thirsty for revenge.
The one thing that would be interesting is getting his feedback on the difference on the smaller things between Bayern and the Revs.
What are the small things that the Great European clubs are doing that smaller clubs are not doing.
From what you see...
There isn’t too much on him in the multi-verse of the internet, but from the video that the Revs put up yesterday of the Audi Cup match against Milan, you can certainly gather that he’s got enough moxie to play in front of that many people and play well. He moves like an Adebayor type player: lanky, long strides, but still quick. Pair him with a smart, speedy player up top and you could possibly score some goals, and I’m going out on the limb that at 6’3 he’s probably going to be adequate in the air also. Time will tell.
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Audi Cup Reservations
The Audi cup (if my memory is not totally shot) is a preseason friendly tournament. So although it is great that Sene did what he did in that game, it is similar to going nut about a prefriendly event.
IF he had done it in a champion’s league clash to determine who would advance, I wouldbe more impressed. But if he had done that, he would not be available.
I have better vibes about him that I ever had about Moreno. Let’s see if he works out.
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