We’d been hearing murmurs all morning, and it looks to have come to fruition, as reported by SBI. The New England Revolution have re-signed Forward Pat Noonan and have traded him to the Columbus Crew. The Revolution will receive a 2009 First-round draft pick, some allocation money, and future allocation considerations. Noonan left New England for Norwegian club Aalesund, making 3 first team appearances for the Norwegian club. Noonan will move to a Columbus Crew team that seems poised to make the playoffs, and should be considered a contender for the MLS Cup. More details should be coming to light soon, what do you think of the move?

According to this report the Columbus Crew were set to capture former New England Revolution striker from Norwegian side Aalesund, but had the deal turned down by Major League Soccer. The Crew were prepared to offer $225,000 to Aalesunds, but MLS felt that was too much. MLS felt the Crew would be overpaying Aalesunds and turned the deal down. Noonan was interested in returning to MLS in an effort to re-ignite his international career. Now it looks like Noonan will be remaining in Norway, despite only playing three times for Aalesunds FK. UPDATE: A source of ours got the details mixed up, sorry for any temporary confusion. 

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According to several sources, Ex-New England Revolution and US National Team striker Pat Noonan would prefer a move back to Major League Soccer. The 27 year old striker signed with Norwegian side Aalesunds FK on January 23rd 2008, after his option was not picked up by the Revolution. Noonan has made 3 appearances in the first for Aalesunds FK so far this season, and has yet to find the net. Noonan has been capped 12 times for the Mens national team, scoring once, since 2004.What do you all think about this? Would you like your team to make a move for him? Still relatively young American striker with a good history in MLS.