Jets in the dark over possible David Carney transfer
By James Gardiner
Dec. 9, 2015, 10:59 a.m
A possible move to a cashed up Qatari club for David Carney is news to the Newcastle Jets.
An unnamed club is reportedly set to make an offer for the in-form winger during the January transfer window.
However, Jets chief executive David Eland told the Newcastle Herald on Wednesday morning that there had not been an approach - formal or informal - to the club about any player.
"We have not seen or heard anything regarding David Carney or any player," Eland said.
"He is a contract player at the Newcastle Jets until the end of the season. Nothing has changed."
Carney is one of 12 Jets players off contract.
In his third season in Newcastle, the silky-skilled attacker has been reborn under new coach Scott Miller.
A veteran of 48 Socceroo games, the left-sided winger has scored two goals, provided three assists and and created more chances than any player.
The Qatari club is reported to be willing to pay a transfer fee to secure Carney’s release next month.
The Jets have slipped out of the top six and Miller is likely to will be reluctant to lose his most creative player in the middle of the season.
But the 32-year-old is only contracted until the end of the campaign and could leave at that point for nothing.
A move to the Middle East would add another leg to Carney’s football journey, which has seen him play in England, Holland, Spain, Uzbekistan and the US.
The Herald is seeking comment from Carney's manager Paddy Dominguez.
Originally Posted by Grimario
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