OFFICIAL 2011-12 Offseason Moves Thread *RUMORS+OFFICIAL*

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I haven’t paid much attention to him other than the occasional headline about home doing well in Mexico, but what about Herculez? He gets silly money in Mexico that we couldn’t match, but he also has to deal with a huge amount of churn and might be willing to take a pay cut to play at home and have a little less turmoil.

 

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I agree that this is a big offseason. Now a lot of the other stuff in this thread ... not so much.

Midfield is #1 priority:
Need to play some hardball and sign Juninho, but TJ is right. We need to sign him MLS style - not break the bank. I think Sao Paulo doesn't have much leverage if his contract is nearly up. Especially if we are willing to consider having young Vitor Jr. return to Sao Paulo finish out his contract and then sign him mid-season. It hurts but it could work out longterm

If Becks stays then we should plan on seeing a lot more of Birchall and Stephens in 2012. If he's gone then we are going to have to do some big time DP shopping. Will it be help in the midfield?

Defense:
Omar has 2 years left on his contract, I think. I hear a lot of talk about selling him, but I'm not so sure it's really worth it. Reality of MLS is that only a small portion of that transfer $ translates to salary we can use against the cap. Are you really going to be able to put another CB out there who works so well with AJ? I think for this franchise it might be worth more to have him than to get the cash. If he can crack the USMNT lineup in 2012 and start getting regular callups, then 1 more years at Galaxy with a nice league max salary could allow him a nice easy jump straight to England.

Forward:
With our stud Keane and just enough help from Barrett or Cristman, we should be OK come playoffs, but what about Euro's? And what about the likely case where we lose Cardozo? Is Lopez going to come through? I think Bruce needs a little more managerial magic here to come up with a reasonable priced solution to upgrade or supplement our attacking core.

 

Galaxy interested in Didier Drogba

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/tra...o-will-pay-him-5m-per-year-article833522.html

I'm a Chelsea fan, too, so I really don't mind if he stays or goes to Galaxy!

 

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Here is the current list of players that have been waived by their teams.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/23/players-waived-teams-begin-shape-rosters-2012

I say we snatch up John Rooney as he actually was pretty good the few times Backe did allow him to play. Like Tim Ream he needs to be on a team that will allow him to develop into something special and that was never going to happen in NY.

 

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I was just thinking about that. However, do we really want to use an international player spot on a longer-term project? Plus, I say he isn't much better than some of our academy stars.

 

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Agreed. I'd rather sign the Englishman we have in our academy (Tilley).

 

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Let me be the first to call bullsh**.

 

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I think he is currently better than a quite a few of our youngsters. He has scored some lovely goals in the preseason and got a nice one during the Open Cup as well. Of course Hans's stupid habit of never using subs allowed the kid to get no real playing time with the first team. What a sad waste of a draft pick. Since he was waived would we essentially get him for free (or at the very least dirt cheap) if we snagged him up? It might be worth it. Especially if we are willing to send Miguel Lopez or Leonardo away.

 

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Let me be the first to say that I'm interested in meeting Monica Bellucci, sharing a good bottle of wine, long walks on the beach, staring at sunsets and filthy, filthy rumpy-pumpy.

 

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I've learned to avoid listening to media speculation, especially when it comes to the UK. Its like they take facts, then surround them with all sorts of speculation. Then throw a dart at it to decide which speculation they will print.

 

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This is surprisingly a very crucial question. Because it does indeed dictate who you need to go out and get.

 

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Everything he has personally said indicates that he will not be signing a contract with us. No matter what money we offer. Kid wants to play in Europe. If that's the case, we should be selling.

And I believe this year is his last year.

 

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Some thoughts on the off-season:

1. David Beckham will sign with PSG for at least 18 months (play in the Olympics, probably win Ligue 1 and then likely return in July 2013 for his true swan song). His Designated Player slot will be used on a forward - either Didier Drogba or Nicolas Anelka; thus keeping Landon Donovan in midfield.

2. If I were Omar Gonzalez, I would turn in a transfer request right after the Asian tour. He has nothing left to prove in MLS and really needs his next challenge. Replacing him, no matter how much money is received in his transfer will be no easy feat. Or perhaps, they'll just put Sean Franklin back in as a center back since he proved he's not really a wide midfielder.

3. Juninho is also likely gone, but I think more easily replaced than Beckham or Gonzalez. A good scouting trip to Argentina might do the trick. I would like to see a bigger more physical presence as 19's replacement, should he actually need replacing.

4. Is Bruce Arena even going to return? After very arguably the greatest season in MLS history, anything else will be a step down or going backwards. If there was ever a time for Arena to take up the challenge in Europe or Mexico, this is that time.

5. I am convinced that Landon Donovan has lost a step (or two) and can no longer rely on his once electrifying pace and rapid acceleration to get past defenders in the final third - going into 2012 and beyond, I am interested to see if Landon can develop into a a true playmking midfielder as he ages?

6. A true right-sided midfielder is essential as that was on the one "weakness" of this squad. I personally don't see Cardozo as that players; he's just too small to play in such a physical league. Perhaps while the scouts are in South America, they can find someone to play this position as well (that also weighs more than 140 lbs).

 

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I don't believe any amount of transfer money will replace Omar. It just doesn't work that way under MLS transfer money and salary rules. The product on the field will be better if we let him play out his contract and then go to Europe. Think of it this way. Better to have Omar for 2012 and then he walks and you bring in a new CB in 2013 than to unload him now. Yes new CB you bring in could be better with extra allocation money, but not enough $ to guarantee he'd be better than say a healthy Leonardo.

 

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God I hope not I do not want any chelsea surplus!!!










Now before all you stamford bridge faithful get fkn chippy,










I'm kidding! If and when we do get an interest from a hard working world class player from overseas then I welcome them as long as they bust their hump and show the dedication that was on display sunday nov. 20th 2011!

 

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Noticed that Toronto released Kyle davies, the kid we traded for Dasan Robinson...

 

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I say we trade Ricketts and Cristman or Barrett to Ny or Montreal for justin Braun or juan Agudelo!!!

 

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Once a player enters the final year of the contract, the club no longer has any say in the potential transfer of a player. That power then goes to MLS, who will undoubtedly want to make money off Omar.

In a transfer of a Generation Adidas player like Omar who has played for at least 3 years, the club receives 2/3 and MLS 1/3 of the fee. A club can use up to $625,000 of their portion of the transfer fee as allocation money, plus Omar's salary no longer on the books.

 

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Preferably one that doesn't make us wait 5 years before he shows it.

 

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@ielag: What's your source for your first paragraph?

You know what's funny? Everyone is talking about bringing in players. What about the players we actually do have in our academy? There's something there to work with. Mario Rodriguez and Matt Tilley were/are at Hammarby for trials or training stints so that should count for something. Obiously, not starters, but I'm just speaking generally about offseason moves.

 

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new on Juninho and Franklin

http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/12673/galaxy-juninhos-return-is-a-priority

Juninho, 22, has spent the past two season in L.A. on loan from the Paulista powerhouse, and he said his contract with the club runs out in about six months

“The club in Brazil definitely wants something in return,” Juninho said through a translator Wednesday at Home Depot Center following the Galaxy's final domestic training session of the year. “And they have other offers and options.”

 

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I have a thread for all Transfer Rumors...Use it.

 

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According to Goff this morning, Omar has two years left on his contract. If that is the case, there is no hurry to let him leave unless the offer is too good to pass up.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...ons/2011/11/23/gIQAhiysoN_blog.html#pagebreak

*Omar Gonzalez, the American center back who was MLS’s defender of the year and helped the Galaxy win the league title, is attracting interest in France and Germany, Yorks said. An English club is also eyeing him, but a work permit wouldn’t be possible because of his lack of U.S. national team experience. Gonzalez has two years remaining on his Galaxy contract, according to Yorks, and would command a respectable transfer fee for the Galaxy.

 

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Can we just delete any rumor that is started by the mirror? The mirror makes up so much crap.

 

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It sounds like they are willing to sell juninho so we should be buying. We need juninho and he has definitely become a fan favorite. I hope we can give me a 3-4 year deal. Remember he is still young and learning the American game and finding his own games. Juninho can become a good CM.