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Teofore Bennett in demand
PAUL A REID
Observer Writer
reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
FALMOUTH, Trelawny-
It is unlikely Jamaican striker Teofore Bennett will be returning to play club football in Angola after one season when he helped Atlético Petróleos Luanda to their 14th title and first since 2001.
The 28 year-old Bennett who is in Jamaica on holidays is being sought after by "no fewer than seven or eight clubs" in four countries including Jamaica.
Bennett told the Observer Tuesday that he is in negotiations with five overseas based club and three local clubs and while he "cant rush into making any decision" he says he needs to make a decision by the end of this week.
He says he is talking two clubs in Norway, one in Sweden, two in the United States-one in the Major League Soccer (MLS) and another in the A-League Division one as well as three club in the Digicel Premier League.
Bennett is presently training with his first major club Village United and admitted they were one of the local team he was considering joining but that was the only club name he would divulge, saying things were at a delicate stage and he did not want to go into any details.
"I always train with Village when I am home" he says adding that he had a special place in his heart for the Falmouth based club, saying all things being equal, if he decided to stay home, "Village would be the first preference."
Bennett who has other business interest outside of football including stake sin racehorses at Caymanas Park is coming off a good first season in Angola where he scored nine goals while playing in 18 of 26 league games, playing from midfield.
The former Cedric Titus High daCosta Cup player is one of the most traveled Jamaican football players, having played professional club football in the United States, Argentina, Sweden and Malaysia and has three years left on his contract at Petro Atletico as the popular club team is sometimes called.
He however admits that he is eager to return to Europe and describes one of the Norwegian clubs as "one of the big names in Norway."
The MLS he also admitted presented some thing of a goal for him as well.
Observer Writer
reidp@jamaicaobserver.com
FALMOUTH, Trelawny-
It is unlikely Jamaican striker Teofore Bennett will be returning to play club football in Angola after one season when he helped Atlético Petróleos Luanda to their 14th title and first since 2001.
The 28 year-old Bennett who is in Jamaica on holidays is being sought after by "no fewer than seven or eight clubs" in four countries including Jamaica.
Bennett told the Observer Tuesday that he is in negotiations with five overseas based club and three local clubs and while he "cant rush into making any decision" he says he needs to make a decision by the end of this week.
He says he is talking two clubs in Norway, one in Sweden, two in the United States-one in the Major League Soccer (MLS) and another in the A-League Division one as well as three club in the Digicel Premier League.
Bennett is presently training with his first major club Village United and admitted they were one of the local team he was considering joining but that was the only club name he would divulge, saying things were at a delicate stage and he did not want to go into any details.
"I always train with Village when I am home" he says adding that he had a special place in his heart for the Falmouth based club, saying all things being equal, if he decided to stay home, "Village would be the first preference."
Bennett who has other business interest outside of football including stake sin racehorses at Caymanas Park is coming off a good first season in Angola where he scored nine goals while playing in 18 of 26 league games, playing from midfield.
The former Cedric Titus High daCosta Cup player is one of the most traveled Jamaican football players, having played professional club football in the United States, Argentina, Sweden and Malaysia and has three years left on his contract at Petro Atletico as the popular club team is sometimes called.
He however admits that he is eager to return to Europe and describes one of the Norwegian clubs as "one of the big names in Norway."
The MLS he also admitted presented some thing of a goal for him as well.
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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