Malaysian captain Mohd Safiq Rahim is assured of a place in the Selangor team even if he fails in his trial with English Division Two club Cardiff City.
Cardiff chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee had announced recently that Safiq had accepted an offer to attend trials with the club once the Malaysia Cup ends in late October.
“We have received a trial offer from Cardiff and Safiq will attend the trials after our Malaysia Cup campaign,” said Selangor FA general-secretary Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin. “Safiq’s contract ends on Nov 30 and, according to FAM’s ruling, players are free to negotiate for a new deal three months before their contract ends.
“The understanding between Safiq and FAS is that if he fails to impress Cardiff, he will stay with Selangor for next season.”
However, the midfielder has also been heavily linked with a move to Indonesia next season.
Safiq, himself, has voiced out that he’s open to a move to Indonesia if he gets a good offer. If he does move to Indonesia, he will be the second national player to do so after striker Mohd Safee Sali.
Safee, who played for Selangor for four seasons since 2006, signed a RM100,000 (US$30,000) contract with Indonesian Super League team Pelita Jaya in February. Safee draws a monthly salary of RM30,360 (US$10,000).
Hamidin, however, said that FAS had not received any official offers from Indonesian clubs for Safiq.
“We have not received any serious offers (for Safiq) except from Cardiff,” said Hamidin.
Safiq’s trials with Cardiff could also come to nought due to the strict European Union employment law.
A non-European Union player must have featured in at least 75% of his national team’s “A” level matches and his country must have averaged at least 70th in FIFA’s world rankings for him to qualify for a work permit.
While Safiq is a regular with the national team, Malaysia are currently ranked 146th in the world.
However, Cardiff could loan him out to another EU country with a “more tolerant employment law” to enable him to get his work permit.
Cardiff chairman Datuk Chan Tien Ghee had announced recently that Safiq had accepted an offer to attend trials with the club once the Malaysia Cup ends in late October.
“We have received a trial offer from Cardiff and Safiq will attend the trials after our Malaysia Cup campaign,” said Selangor FA general-secretary Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin. “Safiq’s contract ends on Nov 30 and, according to FAM’s ruling, players are free to negotiate for a new deal three months before their contract ends.
“The understanding between Safiq and FAS is that if he fails to impress Cardiff, he will stay with Selangor for next season.”
However, the midfielder has also been heavily linked with a move to Indonesia next season.
Safiq, himself, has voiced out that he’s open to a move to Indonesia if he gets a good offer. If he does move to Indonesia, he will be the second national player to do so after striker Mohd Safee Sali.
Safee, who played for Selangor for four seasons since 2006, signed a RM100,000 (US$30,000) contract with Indonesian Super League team Pelita Jaya in February. Safee draws a monthly salary of RM30,360 (US$10,000).
Hamidin, however, said that FAS had not received any official offers from Indonesian clubs for Safiq.
“We have not received any serious offers (for Safiq) except from Cardiff,” said Hamidin.
Safiq’s trials with Cardiff could also come to nought due to the strict European Union employment law.
A non-European Union player must have featured in at least 75% of his national team’s “A” level matches and his country must have averaged at least 70th in FIFA’s world rankings for him to qualify for a work permit.
While Safiq is a regular with the national team, Malaysia are currently ranked 146th in the world.
However, Cardiff could loan him out to another EU country with a “more tolerant employment law” to enable him to get his work permit.
No comments:
Post a Comment