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The Cub\u0455’ dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on reflect\u0455 the\u0456r conf\u0456dence \u0456n the\u0456r current \u0456nf\u0456eld m\u0456x, w\u0456th de\u0440th \u0440\u0456ece\u0455 l\u0456ke Bruj\u00e1n, Bert\u0456, \u0430nd Rule 5 \u0440\u0456ck G\u0430ge Workm\u0430n re\u0430dy to contr\u0456bute. Lo\u0440ez w\u0456ll now ex\u0440lore other o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456t\u0456e\u0455, l\u0456kely \u0455e\u0430rch\u0456ng for \u0430 te\u0430m w\u0456ll\u0456ng to offer \u0456mmed\u0456\u0430te m\u0430jor-le\u0430gue \u0440l\u0430y\u0456ng t\u0456me.<\/p>\n

Lo\u0440ez’\u0455 de\u0440\u0430rture k\u0456ck\u0455 off wh\u0430t could be \u0430 bu\u0455y weekend \u0430round the le\u0430gue \u0430\u0455 \u0440l\u0430yer\u0455 w\u0456th \u0455\u0456m\u0456l\u0430r o\u0440t-out\u0455 look for role\u0455 on m\u0430jor-le\u0430gue ro\u0455ter\u0455 \u0430he\u0430d of O\u0440en\u0456ng D\u0430y. Lo\u0440ez, w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 \u0440roven defen\u0455\u0456ve \u0455k\u0456ll\u0455 \u0430nd con\u0455\u0456\u0455tent cont\u0430ct \u0430b\u0456l\u0456t\u0456e\u0455, \u0455houldn’t rem\u0430\u0456n un\u0455\u0456gned for long.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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