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Taylor Twellman has drawn a considerable bid from Preston North End of England's second division. |
The paper is also reporting that the club is considering raising the offer to $2 million, citing an unidentified MLS source.
Twellman, the Revolution's all-time leading scorer and face of the franchise, attracted the interest of Preston North End just one year after drawing a $1 million transfer bid from Norway's Odd Grenland. The bid was ultimately rejected and Twellman ended up signing a 4-year, $1.4 million deal with MLS.
"The league has refused an offer for Taylor," Revolution director of soccer Mike Burns told the Globe. "To my knowledge, they have not received a secondary offer, so I can't comment on that.
"Taylor just re-signed a long-term contract with the league, so it would have to be a situation where it made sense for everyone. But we are not looking to lose Taylor. It would be very difficult to replace him."
Just last week, Revs' midfielder and Boston University product Andy Dorman signed a one-year deal with Scottish club St. Mirren worth between $300,000-$400,000 annually, a hefty raise from his $30,000 MLS salary.
While the Revs were inclined to let Dorman walk, considering he fell out of favor with coach Steve Nicol, they won't be as kind with Twellman.
Still, it will be interesting to see just how high Preston North -- or any other club -- will bid for the blonde striker's services.
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