With Manning though so a little more to it that just dining in Yorkville.
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There were a few people on Twitter that must follow Juve hard that were all over this because I wouldn't recognize most players randomly in Toronto. Even if I thought some guy looked like Ronaldo I would say to myself "Nah, can't be him".
But it was apparently more than one person that 'reported' this to social media. Doesn't necessarily mean anything but it seems he was here.
Yeah just think about it logically, there are too many hurdles to overcome because of MLS rules. Unless that wild ass Poz rumor to China is true nobody is really going to pay what TFC is currently.
My bet on the silence is they what to have a huge marketing push and announce Insigne with several other players at once. The casuals already forgot when it when it was confirmed in the winter.
because we're starved of content, michael singh on a podcast today say to expect 3 signings on top of insigne, and that it will be tough to buy down salcedo's contract to non DP.
I mean, Bill Manning was quoted a few weeks ago saying expect 3 signings.
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/around-on...to-mls-5395442
he reported insigne as a done deal weeks before it happened, reprted the salcedo/ soteldo swap a couple weeks early. what exactly has he been wrong on?
he's also reported criscito as a done deal last week, so we'll see about that.
do you have anything that he's been wrong on?
Singh is good on transfers
He is clueless about player development but then only Molinaro & when he was on the beat KJ seemed to have an understanding there. Kilbane I trust too.
Perhaps I was a bit harsh on Singh. I find some of what he says about games etc not well informed so I have tuned him out on transfers. Sounds like I am wrong to do that.
This is just my own wild speculation and I have no way of proving it but it would not surprise me if some journalists out there weigh the balance of probabilities and “break” news based on things that aren’t confirmed but rather will have a large payoff for said journalists if true.
Some guy is already rumoured to be in talks with TFC? A few weeks before the window, write an article suggesting it’s “nearly a done deal”
Some foreign media source is reporting it? Take the same news and report it as your own. You “broke” the news in the local market.
When you break news of someone who wasn’t rumoured or previously known. No Twitter chatter or outside rumours, that’s a real story. Even if the player in question is Dan Gargan
I wouldn’t be shocked to see Salcedo moved out totally. I believe that Wolves had interest in January so maybe it’s not a buy down to TAM that gets the extra DP spot? Gotta think that if an EPL team was sniffing around, top half of the EFL might be interested too.
Where would Junior Hoilett line up? Never played in MLS so no allocation, would he fit in the new line up. He is right footed, could he play the right side?
https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/f...tract-24232969
i dont think BB rates him that high,every time they ask about salcedo he says he has a big personality,he should in the 800k range another stupid tfc contract
Salcedo is just trying to do too much, trying to justify the DP tag instead of just playing his game. I still think he’ll come good (although that was an exorbitant fee, which MLSE would’ve paid to buy out Soteldo anyway; he fit the need we were looking for, so…)
He’s a good centre half. I”m always a little surprised when players get judged in the isolation of a few months. You don’t become a Mexican international at 28 and play two years in the Bundesliga if you’re a poor player.
Just to be clear, I don’t think Salcedo is bad, I just think they may move on. They took him somewhat to delete a player they definitely didn’t want so it’s not like he’s a prize signing. I see him, or better yet his contract, being a hindrance to the bigger picture and therefore they may offload him to clear some salary and also his DP spot.
Just me but I’m convinced this is more likely that the buy down option some have suggested