I’ll never understand people not getting that the transfer windows are only the times when a player can officially register for a new club. Discussions are constant. Agreements are made all year round.
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Under FIFA regulations, they can’t offer terms until there is six months remaining in a deal. And they have a history of enforcing it with fines. His contract doesn’t end until June, so he can’t have signed an agreement prior to January.
I’m sure both sides have talked enough to know what’s going to happen, barring anyone else coming in with a better offer. But anyone who thinks a deal is in the bag doesn’t have much future as an agent.
If you represented him, would you ignore both FIFA regs and a chance to entertain better offers from bigger clubs?
An interesting rumor cropping up in Brazil is that we have been negotiating with Sao Paulo a swap deal that would send Soteldo to them and we would get Rodrigo Nestor back in return. Looks to be a defensive midfielder. 21 years old.
https://www.transfermarkt.us/rodrigo...spieler/468304
On the face of it a very solid acquisition, but given his age, supposed value and the fact that he played 55 games in his FIRST year with the first team, he's almost certainly a DP quality player.
So we have to ask ourselves if it's likely an MLS club spends a DP salary on a pivot, on a team that already has four players who can fill that spot.
If he's coming on TAM salary because his relative age and inexperience (and the lower Brazil salaries) allow it, I could definitely see it. But he's probably more highly regarded than that.
Sound like it.
https://broadwaysportsmedia.com/mls-...22-initiative/
Quote:
These slots will be part of the club’s senior roster (slots 1-20). Teams can have up to three U22 Initiative players, but this depends on the number of Designated Players they have.
- If a club has an open DP slot, the club will have three available U22 spots
- If a club signs a third DP, their U22 slots will be impacted as follows:
- If the third DP is a Young DP (23 and under), the club will have all three U22 slots
- If the third DP is 24 or older, but is at or below the maximum TAM amount ($1,612,500), the club will have all three U22 slots
- If the third DP is 24 or older, and is above the maximum TAM amount, that club will only have on U22 slot
If a club sells a U22 player, they’re able to keep 100% of the transfer fee and convert a percentage of that fee to GAM.
Rodrigo Nestor looks like a very good passer with HUGE upside. Hope this happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQvgXXR5I8w
Nobody’s checked Jozy’s liked tweets for a while eh
Fair, although depending on his quality… maybe we don’t have similar options. I think about Joao Paolo on Seattle, he’s like a more-modern 2017 Bradley. Does all the defensive stuff but can also play like splitting passes from deep. That’s very much worth it if that’s what we get.
Although, in my estimation, Ralph Priso has been pretty f’n good and I’d be sort of pissed if we blocked our own player with a more expensive import.
If this is true, I bet Nestor would be a loan to us, or a lot of money is going back the other way. Soteldo doesn’t have sell on value, but this kid still might.
I don’t see it happening at all really. Only Almiron pulled this off, no one else has executed the South America to MLS to Europe move profitably. I don't see a major Brazilian team moving a player like this for the equivalent of a couple of million bucks.
These boards are well monitored the tweet is already unliked. Jozy liked the tweet linked below commenting that he would be accepted at Corinthians following leaving TFC. Already have screenshots, so not sure what good unliking the tweet does lol.
https://twitter.com/samusccp/status/...917153283?s=21
yefe has a higher value than nestor at the moment.i think it would be a trade of some sort.
I think Sao Paulo would rather send a player as opposed to paying a fee to Toronto. A lot of Brazilian teams are in a ton of financial trouble right now. God knows if it is legit or not, but Nestor definitely would be a great use of that u-22 slot.
Also, based on a poll among Sao Paulo fans it looks like the majority are on board with sending Nestor for Soteldo.
Maybe this is our “way out” of sorts. Similar to plugging Jozy for Defoe. The appearance of a trade hides the reality of the transaction.
In this case, nobody in South America is going to pay Solteldo what we pay him. But we throw in a player coming back and pay some sort of fee … it gets less obvious we are paying down his salary or something of the sort.
Soteldo is routinely referred to as “one of the most important players in South America” in the Brazilian press.
I guess he had a great goal that knocked Boca out of the Copa America that cemented his legend there.
Probably not us, but
Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/GalindoPW/status/1472774340877828100
Ah, thanks.
would love to have Borjan in Toronto. Would also cut the amount of international travel he has to do for the CMNT
Bono only has a year left so if they feel he's unsalvageable, they might well just choose to eat that salary hit and bring another goalie in. I doubt Serbian football is paying him a ton, so it's unlikely we'd be looking at a TAM or DP situation.
Plus, if they've accepted they might eat his salary for a year without him playing, they might try and loan him out, give him a chance to sell himself elsewhere before his deal expires.
Having said all that, Montreal seems more likely. Pantemis isn't a starting quality keeper, I don't think.
Watched some of the same highlights of Nestor I am sure you guys did and... Yes, please.
Can really pick a pass, and good in the tackle too. Only one goal in the highlight reel, so have to assume he doesn't score much, if ever. Interesting choice of music too.
So, DP or U22, I am 100% in on Nestor.
1. If he is a young DP (U23), then he will only count as $200,000 against the cap + we can sign 3 U22 players. I like Bob Bradley's ability to identify these types of young players.
2. If he is a U22 signing, then we still have a DP slot open, as long as Jozy leaves.
not quite. depends on who your 3rd DP is
https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2021-...nd-regulations
Don't get too excited by Nestor. 21 year old's in that position with potential are not a long way from Europe.
If we do get him its going to be a short period before they are sold off.
You cant build a stable core if your assets are constantly leaving before you can benefit from them. With homegrowns it's understandable, however with foreign transfers it's avoidable.
Not saying we shouldn't be going after these prospects but there has to be some longevity to them. Can we win championships in less than 3 years? This would be ideal if we already had a solid core, but right now we have a lot of holes that need filling for the next 5 years.
MLS has made it clear they want clubs to become perpetual buyers/flippers for profit which I don't support, it's unsustainable and foolish.