TFC 2018-2019 player off season moves/speculation/rumours

[Canary10]

What are the chances Giovinco isn’t with us at the start of the season?

[ensco]

What are the chances Giovinco isn’t with us at the start of the season?

37.5%

[MightyDM]

37.5%

That’s quite precise. Why didn’t he play in the first pre season game?

[Hamilton_Red]

VDW was at best another reclamation project. A guy who should be in a better position but isn't for whatever reason (in his case because he is an idiot). I can't even blame Bez for it because you roll the dice and I am sure VDW said all the right things when being interviewed. The guy probably will get another football gig in an even shittier league and he will bomb out again because he has shown he can't learn from his mistakes or grow up.

As for the goodbye Tweets, these players (minus Ciman) were there last year and they saw him out there. They know he was loafer and not putting his all in. In fact if I were Mavinga I would have been more angry with him on the team because he was getting paid quite a bit more than me for floating around doing nothing. I'd feel the same if I were Auro, Delgado, Osorio (pre-new contract), Morrow, etc.

You want to talk about causing locker room unrest, one good way is by letting the "haves" that don't deserve what they're getting loaf around in front of the "have not" guys who were there for our 2017 trophies and gave their all every day to be in the squad and win. They can resent management too but they'd be sending cut eye lazy VDW's way first.

He’d be a perfect signing for Rangers - would fit in well with that group of miscreants. They already have Defoe - VDW would be icing in the cake.

[Canary10]

37.5%

That’s pretty high but yeah. I think his agent is seriously looking.

[OgtheDim]

Any agent in this situation should be doing due diligence and shopping him around but there would be more of a market for Seba in the summer including more options for a higher salary.

[Damien]

I don't know why people think clubs have reputations... it's generally the coaching staff and management that have reputations.

[Ultra & Proud]

I don't know why people think clubs have reputations... it's generally the coaching staff and management that have reputations.

I'm pretty sure we had one as a club between 2010 and 2012 even with our large selection of coaches and staffs during that period.

[ensco]

That’s quite precise. Why didn’t he play in the first pre season game?

Just having offseason fun

Here's my accurate-to-a-millimeter methodology

He could go to (broad buckets):

- China
- Saudi /Qatar
- Mexico or Europe as depth (aka what Boateng just did at Barca).

But I figure he is five times as likely to stay as any one of those.

So 3 in 8 chance he leaves.

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Back to the math lab....

[ensco]

I don't know why people think clubs have reputations... it's generally the coaching staff and management that have reputations.

This is a true statement.

It's fair to wonder what reputation Manning/Vanney are developing in the market (Manning was just a guardian for Leiweke strategy until now)

[ensco]

Any agent in this situation should be doing due diligence and shopping him around but there would be more of a market for Seba in the summer including more options for a higher salary.

Disagree. China is on the same March-November schedule we are.

Question is whether this has all been left too late for anything to happen. I kind of hope so.

[Canary10]

Disagree. China is on the same March-November schedule we are.

Question is whether this has all been left too late for anything to happen.y I kind of hope so.

Vazquez left at what was supposedly five times the salary, so anything is possible. The summer market is generally stronger though as Og said. And his agent should definitely be kicking the tires, more seriously now than he has in the past.

[ensco]

Vazquez left at what was supposedly five times the salary, so anything is possible. The summer market is generally stronger though as Og said. And his agent should definitely be kicking the tires, more seriously now than he has in the past.

He'll get 10x the interest in the summer from the Schalkes and Sassuolos of the world, but in terms of do-re-mi?

That's China and the Middle East.

China's league schedule is same as ours. For Middle East (and maybe China too), Asian Champions league is what matters most, and that starts in March.

Now is the time.

[DinamoTFC]

Matt Miazga to Reading on loan for rest of season.

Still think a Fabian Johnson type player is who we might be looking at.

[oldtraffordPEI]

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/_Just_Kamil/status/1088820973049167872

[Oldtimer]

Looks like rather than it being the quiet off-season like it would have been under Bez, Curtis is imposing his "lower cost" model rather quickly.

The question has to be asked if this is Curtis' initiative or if Manning was already inclined this way? If the latter, it may have been a factor (just one) in Bez's decision to leave.

I didn't really want the team blown up right now, I would have preferred one more season, even if last year was a bust. However, it is good business to get something for our DPs now.

[oldtraffordPEI]

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/_Just_Kamil/status/1088823324917022720

[oldtraffordPEI]

Looks like rather than it being the quiet off-season like it would have been under Bez, Curtis is imposing his lower cost model rather quickly.

This worries me. We are still only a few pieces away from the greatest MLS team ever, dismantling it now seems nuts. Unless of course we are aiming to bring in some big talent.

Yes, I'm aware how reactionary my post is lol

[Areathrasher]

That appears to be an Al Jazeera account

[FootBallAZ]

What happened to Tim L ?
After seeing this news about seba,.I emailed my rep to forward my message to tfc regarding the off season.

[oldtraffordPEI]

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/zaid_0z/status/1088813543938494466

I guess money is the only motivator these days. Hope this isnt true.

[FootBallAZ]

would this also include let's say if Bayern wanted to loan out one Alphonso Davies back to MLS?

No but he’s not been at training since the incident, which you can see in all the photos/videos. I don’t know what “sources” are suppose to mean, if you trying to be sarcastic. I’ll just say the person has broken a lot of stuff before, and witnessed the argument in person. So, unless my “source” has decided to start lying to me, than I’ll believe what he tells me.

I think that Mister guy on twitter, who has been sharing inside info, released an Argentinian’s name that was near the top of TFC’s wish list. He was a winger from what I remember. On Hagglund, apparently they had been in talks with cinncy for a while about him. Maybe trying to squeeze more money out of them? I thought they got more than enough in return.

do you know if the hagglund trade was something Bez started or.all.Curtis .

[portu]

These guys better know what the fuck they're doing.

[FootBallAZ]

would this also include let's say if Bayern wanted to loan out one Alphonso Davies back to MLS?

No but he’s not been at training since the incident, which you can see in all the photos/videos. I don’t know what “sources” are suppose to mean, if you trying to be sarcastic. I’ll just say the person has broken a lot of stuff before, and witnessed the argument in person. So, unless my “source” has decided to start lying to me, than I’ll believe what he tells me.

I think that Mister guy on twitter, who has been sharing inside info, released an Argentinian’s name that was near the top of TFC’s wish list. He was a winger from what I remember. On Hagglund, apparently they had been in talks with cinncy for a while about him. Maybe trying to squeeze more money out of them? I thought they got more than enough in return.

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/zaid_0z/status/1088813543938494466

I guess money is the only motivator these days. Hope this isnt true.

this is not.cool. How they think TFC going to be first team.to.win champions league , SMH.

Very.disappointing , am starting to.looking into returning my seasons lol.

[jabbronies]

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/zaid_0z/status/1088813543938494466

I guess money is the only motivator these days. Hope this isnt true.

My heart sunk when I saw this.

An old teammate of mine is back living in Saudi - he says the team being spoken about has a shit ton of money.

[Hamilton_Red]

What happened to the stability mantra? We won’t have enough players for 7 aside scrimmages at the training camp at this rate! We need at least 4 top signings now.

[reggie]

i wonder if the journos covering the team in cali can give us some insight..oh i forgot they are at home on the couch reading this site for info

[portu]

Just read a tweet saying D'Amico wants Seba's contract terminated. No transfer fee. Good fucking luck.

https://twitter.com/_Just_Kamil/stat...25339139244037

[Canary10]

Holy shit. When I posted the question this morning, I had no idea it was going to blow up so fast. Not good.

[jabbronies]

holy shit. When i posted the question this morning, i had no idea it was going to blow up so fast. Not good.

stop posting questions like this then!! It's all your fault!! It's all your fault!! It's all your fault!! It's all your fault!!