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Kennedy Amechi recently spent time on trial with Reading + Crystal Palace (impressing particularly at the former).
However, IFB understands that Kennedy is back in Ireland and set to re-sign with Kerry on a multi year deal.
Huge business he just needs his chance!
Major boost to Kerry FC as Valerii Dolia signs from Athlone Town! Position(s): Left Winger, Centre-Forward, Right Winger.
Interesting signing. A few people were saying a left winger was need. Dolia scored 3 goals against Kerry last year. With Kelliher, Okwute, Amechi and McGrath retained, and now Dolia joining, Kerry should have enough attacking threat to pick up more points this season.
The signing of Victor Udeze brings the official squad size to 27. 7 defenders in the squad but both Ferdia O'Brien and Daire McCarthy can play centre back. Kerry have to be defensively stronger this year. Cutting out the concession of sloppy goals alone will improve on the points total from last year.
Valerii Dolia has finally returned to training last night, so can't be too long before he's included in matchday squads.
Great news. Skilful player by all accounts. Can't have enough of those. What position does he play?
A winger, but with eleven goals for Athlone, he evidently isn't shy going forward.
A lot of exits in the last 2 weeks (Healy, Kavanagh and 2 other squad players). With Dolia out injured and a lot of suspensions coming our squad looks thin now.
Interestingly both Treaty and Longford have made a lot of additions in the transfer window, but can only imagine these are players looking for clubs rather than the other way around especially looking at some of Treaty’s signing. Clubs that are out of playoff contention typically offload players mid season to get the wage bill down, effectively giving up on the season.
Curious as to what Kerry’s next move will be (assuming 2 or 3 are coming in per managements comments recently).
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Cian Barrett returns to Kerry for the rest of the season.
Doesn't appear to be any update on Daire McCarthy - AFAIK, if Galway wanted to recall him early from his loan, they had to do so by midnight last night?
As far as I'm aware that's the case. It might have just been idle speculation during the game on Friday! Did the management give any update on absent players on Friday?Originally Posted by culloty82
It does seem Tuta is merely injured, and not going anywhere, nothing about Kevin Williams, but the European window doesn't end until next month, so might be some time before there's any finality on that front.
There's seem a bit of weight behind the Williams to Malta story. Tuta was injury related alright AFAIK. A knock picked up against Cobh.
Conor McCarthy claiming in the Kerryman ?that Williams picked up an ankle injury last week, but it does seem very convenient that having played virtually every game this season, he would be out at the height of the Maltese story!
It'll be very surprising if Kelliher remains on at the end of the season. A bit like Gaxha, hopefully it is just a Premier Division move that will tempt him.
Okwute and Amechi aren't contributing with the goals that I thought they might bring to the party.
Would be great to see Kelliher get a chance with Premier division club next season (not that we want to lose him either), but I’m not sure it will happen. The step up is huge (as Ghaxa found out) and premier clubs have gone mad paying big wages to bring players back from UK also. Terrific goal scorer, but maybe needs to find another yard of pace for top flight.
On the other hand, there must be a lot of clubs looking at Sean O’Connell - as comfortable a full back you will see on the ball. Maybe needs to work a bit more on his defensive side, but one of the best left backs in first division already and just turned 20.
TBF, it's hard to say Gaxha "failed" in the Premier Division, when Caulfield literally never gave him any meaningful opportunity to make an impression at Galway, so perhaps his instant impact at Athlone is a better gauge to how he can contribute at a higher level, even if play-off chasers are a rung below relegation battlers. Given Kelliher has a year left to run on his contract, would Kerry receive a nominal fee from Premier clubs, or does that only apply to full-time players?
There would be a fee. I believe there was a fee also for Kevin Williams from the Maltese side. If it’s only buying out the remainder of his contract that should be small money to premier division clubs.
Carlsberg don't do Kerry signings but if they did, John Egan currently without a club would sign for Kerry FC!
Interesting to read the 2025 PFAI Transfer List, which currently lists eleven Kerry players, including Tuta, Spain, Okwute, O'Connell, Brosnan and Teahan, as well as Kelliher - the last seems like a lost cause if any Premier clubs bid, as expected, but would be highly surprised if any of the others left/were released?
https://www.pfai.ie/transfer-list (just select Kerry in the drop down menu)
I thought both Teahan and Kelliher agreed 2 year contracts last year, everyone else was only 1 year. Also surprised to see Ghaxa on it as understood Athlone paid a fee to Galway during summer window, and therefore most likely would have been put on at least an 18 month contract.
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