July 30, 2010 THE COMMISH ON RAFA Report: 'we hope . . .to have good news'
Don Garber: "We hope to be able to have good news with Rafa, sometime in the near future, hopefully we will be able to present him to the public." Linda Cuttone/Sports Vue Images
HOUSTON -- No deal has been finalized yet, but MLS commissioner Don Garber is keeping his fingers crossed that the Red Bulls and the league will sign Mexican central defender and captain Rafa Marquez soon.
"We hope to be able to have good news with Rafa, sometime in the near future, hopefully we will be able to present him to the public," Garber told reporters at halftime in the game between MLS All Stars and Manchester United Wednesday, according to Reuters.
Garber told Reuters that there was "no news yet, but if we can bring in Marquez, the captain of the Mexican national team, a guy who had a great World Cup, a long time Barcelona player, if we could have him in MLS, it would really give us a big boost of credibility and I think would be exciting for our fans."
There have been reports that the deal had been finalized and that Marquez would be unveiled to the New York media on Friday, but apparently is not the case.
If he does join the team and league, Marquez could wind up playing at defensive midfield.
