Young American striker Omar Salgado will reportedly begin a trial at Fulham later this week.
The Vancouver Whitecaps forward will travel to London to spend two weeks at Motspur Park once his involvement in an American under-23 international training camp in Germany concludes this week. The 18 year-old striker, who received a Spanish passport in September, was used sparingly by the Whitecaps in his first season in the MLS. A number one draft pick, Salgado scored once in 14 appearances – nine of them come off the substitutes bench – but was Vancouver’s top scorer in the reserve league.
Salgado, an imposing figure at 6ft 4in, had previously been involved in the youth-team set up of Mexican side Guadalajara.
Love Omar Salgado. The kid isn’t premier league ready yet, but he’s a beast. I think he needs a couple more seasons in Vancouver but its cool that he’s on Fulham’s radar. I’m expecting him to be part of the US team at the Olympics, assuming we qualify. I would say he needs at least 2 more seasons in MLS with regular playing time.
The MLS is a waste of time. If he is going to make it we should get him over here now, put him out on loan in the Championship and get him ready for English football. Let’s me honest, continued MLS exposure will add no value to his game overall.