Quote Originally Posted by ensco View Post
I have to say, a straight Soteldo for Salcedo swap really impresses me. I mean, Salcedo anchored a back line that shut Germany out at the last World Cup. He was an effective player in the Bundesliga too. On a straight soccer talent basis, he is a clear level up from Yefe. Plus Yefe's whole contract thing is just an absolute mess.

I am fine if Salcedo is a DP, he is serious quality. Hats off to Manning/Bradley.

Caveat: I don’t really understand why are Tigres selling? And why no one else in Mexico paid up? Salcedo has bounced around a fair bit… and it's not like it's obvious he will fall in love with Toronto. Risk of an unhappy player down the road is not small. But there is risk in everything…
Salcedo told Tigres he was not going to sign another contract once his current contract expires in December. Tigres are trying to get some value and I assume don't want to help anyone in Liga MX.