They're probably flying to LA to meet up for preseasonOriginally Posted by Red CB Toronto
They're probably flying to LA to meet up for preseason
ya I thought the same thing RE: big investment
3+2 could be a more real bet - they must really have faith that this guy is going to translate to the NA game to put that much cash into the transfer and that long of a deal
Nope, coming to Toronto for medical and to sign the contract per Josh Kloke
Paywalled article https://theathletic.com/223036/2018/...-van-der-wiel/A source close to Van der Wiel confirmed that the 29-year-old will arrive in Toronto on Friday and will finalize a contract, pending medical examinations.
None of our 3 DP's are going anywhere in the next 3-4 years. They are only getting better and they all deserve to be on DP contracts.
I imagine he'll have a day or two to get their stuff unpacked wherever they'll be living in Toronto. It appears his GF is fairly pregnant so she's probably not unpacking all those suitcases by herself
FWIW, apparently only paid a 700k transfer fee for him
another Toronto Family lifestyle wins us over an international
Hopefully a future CMNT/CWNT player?
Eh? Are we both talking about the 29 year old that's been capped 40 something times by the Dutch NT?
...talking bout his offspring
Hey HEY! Come out and play!
Ah duh should have clued in by the /CWNT lol. My bad
Last edited by Ajax TFC; 01-26-2018 at 02:53 PM.
That's pretty good. Do you have a link to the source?
Saw that 700K figure too, that is good business if true.
Bookmark my post. Come back to it next year.
Re Van der weil...this is an exciting signing. Should get us fairly far in CONCACAF.
Summarizing tweets from here: https://twitter.com/Comotevaok
Mac Allister's father and the Argentinos Juniors President were interviewed on Argentinian radio. His father confirmed that we bid $4.5 million for Mac Allister, says the club is not satisfied with that offer and are awaiting a new proposal. Their president said the offer appeared to be a good one, but not so much on the fine print (maybe they're looking for a greater sell-on fee?). His father says Mac Allister met with the President of TFC (I assume this is Bez, not Manning) and was very happy about our interest.
Larson says the $4.5 million offer is false
Additionally, the Toronto Sun has learned the Reds are interested in Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister.However, reports out of Argentina stating the Reds have offered Argentinos Juniors $4.5 million for the 19-year-old are false, according to an informed source.
The Sun understands any potential deal for Mac Allister isn’t likely to occur until the summer or next year. As of now, nothing is close to being finalized.
The Argentine midfielder is one of many targets the Reds are chasing in South America.
http://torontosun.com/sports/soccer/mls/toronto-fc/toronto-fc-bid-for-ex-dutch-international-gregory-van-der-wiel
The Argentine midfielder is one of many targets the Reds are chasing in South America.
Raptors are playing at the ACC tonight. Van der Wiel will probably be courtside per the usual MLSE treatment.
Rollerblades anyone?
He's in Amsterdam according to his Insta. Probably dropping off his pregnant wife before coming over. Similar to Mavinga and his wife last year.
Why be around for Utah when you can be at a Lakers game.
If he will be found, it will be in a box on Sunday evening.
FWIW...his GF just posted on IG about getting a massage from a provider in Amsterdam after a day of travel. They might not be headed here today.
Beita is good but this is a huge upgrade considering our system. Vand Der Weil and Morrow, nice wing backs! Those FIFA 18 rankings are starting to look really good
Mac Allistair (I'm never going to get over that name) sounds much more like an Asad type of loan, not a transfer. Cheap (relatively), young and capable Argentine player given the opportunity to be put in the shop window with a season in MLS.
Van der Weil is very exciting. pleased my early prediction played out. I'll be telling everyone near me in my seats about it all season i suspect.
Club America courting Jozy?
http://fulbox.com/2018/01/26/exclusi...clausura-2018/
I don't see him moving, he seems to really like it here.
Think VDW is best suited in a four-back. Considering TFC didn't have a right-sided player who was, this is a quality signing.Beita is good but this is a huge upgrade considering our system. Vand Der Weil and Morrow, nice wing backs! Those FIFA 18 rankings are starting to look really good
Haha nope. Not when Champions League and potential MLS dynasty is on the table.
Metro has a huge report about MLS likely opening up a new TAM type mechanism with an eye towards focusing it on 18-21/22 year old players. Each team gets roughly 3 million. Not clear how many years that's spread over. It'll supposedly be implemented absolute earliest this summer, but likely next winter or the one after.
Atlanta already hedged their bets on this. They recently signed just the rights to this teenager from Argentina for millions, though they lose those rights if they don't sign him by the end of the summer. That plus the rumor that we're in for that Scottish Argentine kid makes me think it's coming very soon. Exciting news.
I think there's definite legs to the U21 DP rule coming in. A few clubs seem to be hinting at or full out making moves in that direction. Exciting stuff.
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