That narrative went kerplunk when Dempsey moved stateside. American footballer fights from a tough upbringing to become one of the best 50 footballers in one of the top leagues in the world.
He battles for playing time each season and proves himself to new coaches and new teams. Told for the sixth consecutive time that his services are surplus to requirements, he finally says: "Fuck it, I'm the star. I'm not getting a Champions League shot, except as a squad guy at a discount.
I don't need to prove anything else. Why should I go down or make a move across to Sunderland or Everton for less money?
To prove what? An MLS club wiggles a massive paycheck, four-year security and a chance to settle his family back in the States. And validate him — more than Europe could or would at this point — telling him that he is the star.
There's a point where every player's personal visage intersects with logic. It's inevitable. It's age. It's the youngster from the Bundesliga who looks like Ryan Gosling's hipster doppelganger who was has just been brought in and plays in the same position.
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Hanauer spoke directly to Dempsey that day for the first time in a minute conversation in which they talked about Dempsey's family, Seattle and the logistics of getting him there later in the week while keeping as much secrecy as possible.
And then the secrecy plan started to unravel a bit. Users on Twitter posted photographs of Dempsey at Heathrow Airport early in the day. Then a Seattle resident named Jorge Perea posted a picture of him with Dempsey at the San Francisco airport that night.
But Perea also added that Dempsey was not on his flight to Seattle, causing many to wonder if Dempsey was instead joining Everton, which was training in the Bay Area at the time.
Now I just have to hope he's on the right flight. Then people saw him in San Francisco. By Thursday night, Seattle's passionate fanbase was in Twitter meltdown mode as the hashtag DempseyWatch started trending.
Some fans even went to Sea-Tac airport to try and locate Dempsey, but the Sounders had a plan. When United Airlines flight arrived at p. PT, the passengers all came through Terminal A, Gate 9 except for one. Dempsey was being re-routed through a different door. He jumped in my car. His associate James [Skelland] went and got the bags. We picked him up and then away we went. From there, things were pretty straightforward on Friday.
Dempsey checked in at the Westin hotel in Bellevue on the east side of Lake Washington, where fewer people might recognize him. After sleeping in until noon on Friday, he passed his physical that afternoon. But Hanauer was still uneasy until Dempsey signed the contract that night. Go up in my office and sign the damn contract!
That was another sidetrack. I'm like, 'Joe, I know you haven't had a chance to say hello and talk to these guys, but they're going upstairs!
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