{"id":23852,"date":"2019-07-19T22:05:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T02:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=23852"},"modified":"2019-07-19T22:05:16","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T02:05:16","slug":"fc-edmonton-signing-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2019\/07\/19\/fc-edmonton-signing-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"FC Edmonton: Jeff Paulus says signing expected next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fcedmonton.canpl.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FC Edmonton<\/a> is expecting to sign another player in the upcoming week, perhaps as early as Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earlier in the year, FC Edmonton head coach <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeff Paulus spoke <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/04\/11\/jeff-paulus-building-fc-edmonton-for-first-cpl-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exclusively to Last Word on Soccer<\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0During that interview, Paulus stated that one of his players would be returning to school in the fall. He was hoping at the time to sign a European player in July.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/06\/27\/fc-edmonton-win-second-in-a-row-first-at-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">match against Valour FC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Wednesday, Last Word on Soccer followed up with Paulus about these expected player moves.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paulus indicate that no players are heading back to school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To follow up about whether FC Edmonton is still looking at signing someone, Paulus committed, \u201cI can assure you we will be adding a player. Hopefully, I can have someone king of sorted out by Monday. We hope to make a big addition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In regards to who this player is or details about the player, Paulus was staying understandably tight-lipped.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eddies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Eddies<\/a> are kicking back for the weekend but are \ud83d\udcaf for next Saturdays&#39;s home match vs the \ud83d\udd28.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udd9a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForgeFCHamilton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ForgeFCHamilton<\/a> <br \/>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f July 27th, 4pm<br \/>\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f Clarke Stadium<br \/>\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uimVkHl7gH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/uimVkHl7gH<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCEd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCEd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YEG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#YEG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CanPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CanPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q4wIxo8Hb7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/q4wIxo8Hb7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FC Edmonton (@FCEdmontonNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCEdmontonNow\/status\/1152361988158369792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Canadian transfer window<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Canadian transfer window opened July 9, and it stays open until Aug. 7. This provides the opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/canpl.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canadian Premier League<\/a> teams to sign players from other countries.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Squad adjustments for the Fall Season<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As the Fall Season for the CPL began on July 6, this window is set at an opportune time to allow for CPL teams to adjust following the Spring Season. Teams will surely be making the necessary moves so that they can do to boost their squads&#8217; chances of taking the fall title.<\/p>\n<p>Cavalry FC won the Spring Season and will face the winner of the Fall Season in the CPL Championship. If Cavalry FC wins the Fall Season, they will then face off against the team with the best aggregate point total between the two seasons.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned to find out who Edmonton is bringing into the squad assuming negotiations go as indicated.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our soccer clinic with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CityofEdmonton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@CityofEdmonton<\/a> was a great success!<\/p>\n<p>We had fun, and hope all the future soccer stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/yeg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#yeg<\/a> did too!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FCEd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FCEd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CanPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CanPL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G2enZU8GuB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/G2enZU8GuB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FC Edmonton (@FCEdmontonNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FCEdmontonNow\/status\/1151997444504215561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Edmonton is expecting to sign a new player next week. The fall season started, the transfer window open, it is an opportune time to make additions. 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