Wisconsin Soccer Central

Tosaint Ricketts (UW-Green Bay) is in search of a new club.

The striker reached an agreement to part ways with Bucaspor after the Turkish second-division club failed to pay him, Ricketts confirmed Tuesday via Twitter direct messages.

Ricketts signed a one-year contract with Bucaspor in September that included a club option for the 2014-15 season.

The 26-year-old Canadian international scored seven goals in 25 appearances in TFF 1. Lig play and nine in 29 games overall, including the 79th-minute game-winner in a 2-1 victory over Orduspor on April 20 that ended Bucaspor's six-game losing streak.

However, he recently notified the club that he was terminating his contract due to non-payment. Bucaspor officials asked to negotiate a deal with him rather than have the case decided by FIFA, he wrote, and the sides were able to come to a settlement.

"I'm happy with my current situation," Ricketts wrote. "After a decent season, I am now free to get transferred without a fee. So it worked  out ideally."

Ricketts endured a nightmare non-payment situation in 2012, when Romanian club Politehnica Timişoara failed to pay him. The club, which ended up folding that summer, refused to relinquish his International Transfer Certificate and prevented him from signing with another club for months.

Asked if he plans to stay in Europe, Ricketts – who also has played in Finland and Norway during his six-year professional career – wrote: "There's options, so I will be looking to what fits best."

On Twitter: @TosaintRicketts

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