WORLD CUP USA ’94 / THE FIRST ROUND : SPOTLIGHT : FOR SALE, NOT CHEAP

The World Cup is a showcase for talent, but also a marketplace. Bill Nuttall, general manager, said Friday that the U.S. Soccer Federation had received serious offers for four players.

Nuttall would not name the players except to say they were under contract to the USSF and did not have professional contracts. He would not name the teams but said they were European.

Nuttall said the transfer fees ranged from $500,000 to $1.1 million. If a player is sold, the federation takes 90% of the transfer and the player 10%.