Damallsvenskan Newsblog - Marta: Umeå, Los Angeles or ... Malmö?

"There is a chance I'll stay. Everyone knows I enjoy it really much here", said Marta today to the local newspaper Västerbottens Folkblad. "But I want to know about the offers from both sides before I decide". She says her agent handles all the negotiations and she doesn't know that much about the new American league or the club that drafted her: "The only thing I know about Los Angeles is that it is a bigger city than Umeå."

About at the same time today, LDB FC Malmö's board member and main financer, Kent Widding Persson, revealed that his club has entered the competition for Marta's signature. They have announced their intentions to both Umeå IK and to Marta's agent Fabiano Farah. "We think it is important to elevate the level of Damallsvenskan and then it's important to keep Marta in Sweden. As it seems like she might not stay in Umeå, it would be wrong if we didn't give her a serious offer", he said. He confirmed that the offer is at the same level as the wage Lotta Schelin recieves from her French club Lyon, i.e. somewhere around SEK 1,5 millions a year.

Västerbottens Folkblad: Marta: “Det finns chanser att jag stannar kvar”
Sydsvenskan: Marta har fått bud av LDB FC Malmö