SALT LAKE CITY - The following statement from Real Salt Lake Head Coach Jason Kreis responds to today's absence of RSL MF Freddy Adu:
"Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake have given permission to Freddy Adu to travel to Europe to continue discussions with Portuguese club Benfica. This is certainly a scenario that does not surprise us, and we would like to thank Freddy for his time here and wish him the best of luck.
"Our organization will continue to focus and concentrate on the second half of the MLS season, with our recent success against Everton and Boca Juniors serving as a springboard towards a fresh start. There are a lot of new faces on this team who believe in each other, and as a result think we have now begun to move in the right direction."
