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Rose is negotiating to stay in Vancouver.
Eloy Room was one of the best keepers in the league over the last two years. I think he's 33 no, so not young, but that often matters less with goalkeepers.
He's a free agent and negotiating with Columbus. Perhaps Bez is enamored with Bono still and we could arrange a swap. He get a young player he rates, we get a great keeper for a few seasons.
There's some Twitter chatter that Vancouver is interested in signing Ayo. I won't link to the tweets because they include an incredibly poor understanding of MLS salary rules (the understanding on this board is better than these individuals who supposedly report on MLS for a living).
No way Vancouver could sign Akinola unless we decide to trade his rights.
If there is a modicum of truth to that rumor, which I highly doubt given the source, the Caps are backing a brinks truck with a million plus of Garber bux up to BMO for him.
You cant have the mls rights of a player if his contract simply expired and no genuine offer was made to him
and Nov 24th was the deadline to make an offer and if that is the case usually clubs say that they are negotiating or made an offer to the player in the end of year roster decisions announcement
2021 MLS offseason calendar for player moves announced
TAM level pay for akinola would be a gamble...and brian white looks like their go to guy at center forward so wouldnt make sense to bring a backup on tam...they got a number of players at wing also so if they really want him they are moving 1-2 offensive players
Any thought we might try to sign Scott Kennedy. MLS must surely be a step up from the German 2nd Div (in terms of exposure, I mean.)
For him theres no point in going to mls at this point in his career...hes entering or nearing his best years and should aim to get to B1...plenty of time to go to mls after that
Not sure how promotion works in the 2.
Buli but they're 3rd, ahead of the likes of Hamburg, Schalke, and Werder
One option we have for Ayo is making him a U22 player. We can pay him anything up to the max salary and it will only count for $200k against the cap. I'd rather use the U22 slot on someone coming from outside MLS since transfer fees don't apply against the cap for U22 slots, but it's an option if we need to retain Ayo. It would also allow us to convert 100% of any transfer fee to GAM we get for him in the future.
https://twitter.com/TaylorTwellman/s...42875867717635
Chris Armas over the last few days was in the front running for Rangnick’s staff @ManUtd but does Marsch’s struggle @RBLeipzig_EN mean something different for Rangnick?!
For anyone that wants a good laugh LOL
https://scontent.fymy1-2.fna.fbcdn.n...4b&oe=61D25E56
He has already approached NYRB about Struber and his assistant. Rangnick was in charge of soccer operations for Red Bull when Armas was an assistant under Marsch and knows him really well.
Rangnick hired all of those guys: Marsch, Armas, Carnell and Struber.
He has also noted contracts and brexit regs might prevent him hiring who he wants; but Armas isn't employed, so that's not an issue. And as it's only a six-month gig, it's going to be tougher to entice guys who have long-term contracts already.
British papers reported Struber and his assistant yesterday and NYRB blogs, too.
Most likely, given his seeming inability to lead a team, it's not Armas and just the other two. But Rangnick had no issue with him, clearly, as an assistant at New York as he was there for years. It might well be that he wants him as part of a larger field coaching staff.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/spor...ited-breaking/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10273805/Manchester-United-make-contact-New-York-Red-Bulls-manager-Gerhard-Struber-assistant-role.html
I stand corrected. I guess.
But who here thinks Armas would have an easy time finding an assistant gig in MLS? Let alone Europe, let alone EPL, let alone this club...
I cannot imagine MUFC players listening to him for 5 seconds.
Upon reflection, I don't stand corrected. Nobody not named SAF or Jose Mourinho has the untrammelled ability to just bring in their loyalists at Man Utd.
If they can get a decent package for Ayo they should trade him. He's an injury risk and they're going to likely end up investing in a DP striker anyway. Relatedly, I bring up the name Divock Origi for the third(?) straight off-season.
He’s in a weird situation in terms of playing time and pay. The last time he was a regular starter was 2018 for Wolfsburg and he only had 6 goals. To me he seems like the kind of player that might be open to trying something different. He’s already won a champions league and been to a World Cup, at 26 he’s had quite a fulfilling career already. Borré’s trophy cabinet is relatively bare.
The story today and yesterday in the UK is that all three remaining coaches, including longtime stalwarts Mike Phelan and Darren Fletcher, will likely be let go. They've also reported Rangnick has told the board that if the experiment works he may stay on as manager after six months.
So it appears, for now, like he's quite willing. But he hasn't actually canned them yet, so who knows.
The narrative around him there is that the Glazers want a complete divorce from the Fergie era after anointed successors Moyes and Solksjaer both crapped out.
But I don't think it'll be Armas. His recent track record demonstrates how poorly he deals with egos, and that'd be twice as difficult as a defensive coach in the premiership.
Big winner against Wolves today. He's never going to be a first-team guarantee though, so it makes sense.
Same with Eddie Nketiah at Arsenal, although he's young enough to jump to a lesser prem outfit and stick at bigger money.
I'd still go with the kid from Uruguay, Agustin Alvarez. Palmeiras are trying to sign him now but they don't have the resources we have. If he'll go to Brazil over waiting for Atletico Madrid -- who seem inclined to give him a few more years of seasoning -- he'll probably go to MLS.
That kid is a sure thing, the Luis Suarez of his age group. He'd be the best player in MLS fairly quickly and gone just as quickly, but if we even got a season out of him, we'd probably get 20 goals. And he's 20.
But we'd have to give him a release clause that guaranteed he could move easily, with no more than a season guaranteed in MLS.
I am trying to picture the the first meeting of Ronaldo and/or Cavani with Armas.
This would be after they have called their former teammates Higuain and Beckham to ask about this Armas guy.
(Someone will of course have already sent over the highlights of the 7-1 DCU game....)
The only thing in his favor is that Rangnick has a disciplinary system designed to humble assholes and it has really worked at his earlier clubs. Players breaking rules or contravening coaches are made to perform increasingly lowly public service, such as picking up kit after practices and giving stadium tours to tourists. He does it because fines are ineffective against the wealthy.
I kid you not. Just seeing that in a premiership environment alone would be wild.
Lets keep this thread on TFC roster changes please. Thanks! :topic:
Before kickoff of TFC games, TSN displays the starting eleven for both teams with a flag for each player indicating nationality. While this does not always conclusively show who is an international in MLS (e.g. Kemar Lawrence with Jamaican flag, Eric Zavaleta with flag of El Salvador), my impression is pretty much all other MLS teams start more international players than TFC. This might not have been so significant in the past when TFC had the "luxury" of starting two domestic DPs, but now it suggests TFC is not making enough use of international roster slots.
I know TFC has temporarily traded unused international rosters slots to other teams in the past, but I am not sure whether TFC has reverted to the default eight slots for 2022.
Can we expect any confirmed moves on our roster (like any players gone for sure or new signings) in the next 27 days, or nothing will happen until the start of the new year?
Yeah they're back to 8. They traded two last year, but only for the 2021 season. I don't think MLS let's teams trade away permanent spots anymore, although previous permanent trades are still active, like RSL's trade of one 15 years ago (Maybe permanent trades aren't banned anymore, but teams are probably just smart enough to not do that anymore)
Yeah we started a lot of North Americans, but that's probably due to us wasting our internationals on bench players like Endoh, Gallardo, (Auro when Laryea starts at RB, Achara if we're fully healthy)
Taylor Twellman
@TaylorTwellman
Chris Armas will be on Ralf Rangnick’s staff @ManUtd
and will be announced in the next few days. He was given his work permit this morning. Their history goes all the way back to @NewYorkRedBulls
.Taylor Twellman
@TaylorTwellman
Saw an interview with Rangnick where he said the system of play has to suit the players, not the other way round. Apparently, Armas didn't get the memo.
Still very much in on Insigne.
https://m.calciomercato.com/news/nap...source=dlvr.it