Originally Posted by
jloome
Dude, you're getting sucked into the hype. Even if he does end up here, it won't be on anything like the money quoted this morning.
People have to learn that aggregator news sites with minimal staff or mostly freelancers basically just makeup stories and they attempt to be plausible while doing so.
But 90% of these stories turn out to be either bullshit or grossly factually inaccurate.
We had Soteldo in multiple stories for months on a SALARY of $6M a season when he was actually making $1.7M.
If no one comes in for him from another club we'll get him, but bona fide offers and agreements on salary, again, are not legal until he's within the Bosman window.
It's as likely these stories are originating in TFC's offices as anywhere, as it probably stands any offer they HAVE made in good stead to have competitors thinking he's already overpriced for their needs.
Does anyone really think MLS, a single-entity league that has to approve every deal, is going to start paying DPs at the same level as Premiership strikers? Because that's what this alleged offer would do, put him on potentially higher wages than Alexander Lacazette gets at Arsenal.
It's bullshit. They've like quoted him something similar to what Vela gets, in the $7M a season range. Various interested parties are attempting to massage the money northward.
But none of it likely amounts to accurate reporting.