MNUFC trade No. 5 pick to Chicago for $75k in GAM, $100k in TAM and the No. 15 pick. A player is also involved. Think player side is already done, but imagine Fire want to inform the player.— Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) January 19, 2018
Looks like MNUFC may be trading back up to Montreal's pick at No. 7. Stay tuned. #MLSSuperDraft— Paul Tenorio (@PaulTenorio) January 19, 2018
TRADE: @impactmontreal trade the #7 overall pick to @MNUFC for $150k of TAM. #SuperDraft— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 19, 2018 #MNUFC gets the No. 7 pick from Montreal in exchange for 150k of AM, and picks Indiana forward Mason Toye.— Megan Ryan (@theothermegryan) January 19, 2018
Loons TRADE UP! #MNUFC grabs Mason Toye, F of Indiana University. The price is $150k in AM, so the Loons trade down two spots and profit $25k, a first round pick, and a player. #SuperDraft— Fifty Five One (@FiftyFiveOne) January 19, 2018
Another oneVia trade with @impactmontreal, we select forward Mason Toye from Indiana University #SuperDraft | #MNUFC | #ScarvesUpMN pic.twitter.com/LraxiT91MZ— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) January 19, 2018 As a Generation Adidas player, Mason Toye will not count against #MNUFC's salary cap.— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) January 19, 2018
With the #15 pick we select defender Wyatt Omsberg from Dartmouth University#SuperDraft | #MNUFC | #ScarvesUpMN pic.twitter.com/DSTArMs79c— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) January 19, 2018
Phenomenal bit of business today by #MNUFC. Wyatt Omsberg was the consensus second-best CB in the class, and his slide to 15 was surprising. Walking away with two top-ten prospects and some allocation money, with two picks to come in round two.— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) January 19, 2018
Matt Lampson is the Chicago player that #MNUFC got in the trae. That's the third goalkeeper spot locked up, joining Bobby Shuttleworth and Alex Kapp.— Megan Ryan (@theothermegryan) January 19, 2018
And it continues MORE MOVES! #MNUFC trade their 5th pick in the 2nd round of todays draft (basically just move up 6 spots) to get Carter Manley from Duke for 50k TAM. Athletic outside back to provide more depth at a very minimal cost! #MNUFC runaway winners of round 1 of #SuperDraft #ScarvesUpMN— Jamie Watson (@jamiewatson77) January 19, 2018
Great day so far. Once this weekend is over I think we will begin to see the shape of any overseas signings the FO has been planning.
#MNUFC selects midfielder Xavier Gomez in the second round. He profiles best as a holding midfielder at the #MLS level and was a leader for Univ of Nebraska-Omaha. Could be a high-upside pick.— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) January 19, 2018
I think we nailed it with the draft...or about as good as we could get. Decent depth! Now, can we get 2-3 guys who could be starters? Maybe get that 10?
I hope you guys aren't getting too excited about the college players drafted. Futbol players develop better in the club system. So did the Loons end up with that Cameroonian striker from Union Douala, which is in 12th place of the Cameroon league? This is too funny, but it hurts. But hey, Union Douala might be on the same level of play as Dartmouth. Bluecat82, I liked your example sentence: The glacier will arrive soon. This could become the MUFC motto!
No, I think we did quite well for the/a draft. As I said, still would like them to draft a few more players actually competing for starting positions. Supposedly yes.
Can I assume that most of the college draftees will be sent on loan to USL squads? As you said, they will most likely not compete for first team positions so to improve they will need lots of playing time against better competition than exists in college. However, Mason Toye looks like a good draft choice. He is still young (19) and played only one year in college so his jump to pro ball now is a good move. I still can't believe that MU is using an international DP slot for a 24-year-old Cameroonian who hasn't made it into a European squad yet. Okay, he did play with some Swedish club, but then he went back to Cameroon. Red flag that.
If they are signed, then yes. Wonder if we will use Pittsburgh like we did for Greenspan? Let’s just say for the moment that they do not acquire another fullback, I can see Manley getting a bit of first team action. I can see Omsberg being this years Greenspan....some minutes, some starts, and a lot of playing in USL. Not sure who they treat Toye. He’s definitely a longer project and I am not sure he sees a lot of first team minutes...maybe a Cup role? Pangop? A DP? News to me. From the recent Greder article, they were close to signing possibly two DPs, and they both fell through. Pangop has good speed and takes on defenders, so I think they see him as a late game wing sub. Hopefully, we start seeing some trades as well.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...-grades-rating-winners-losers-busy-day-philly “Draft grades” from MLSsoccer.
During the half-day window last month, #LAGalaxy asked about a Zardes-for-Miguel Ibarra swap. #MNUFC quickly declined.— Jeff Rueter (@jeffrueter) January 20, 2018
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...ta-among-many-mls-teams-interested-yamil-asad Report: Minnesota among "many" MLS teams interested in Yamil Asad
If they were to pick him up, I think they would then jettison Ibarra, and maybe Nicholson. Bit surprised they haven't traded Ibarra yet.
Okay, so Loons are supposed to be considering one more Cameroonian, and the coaches watched Royal Excel Mouscron play Zulte Waregem. It has to be either Frank Boya (https://us.soccerway.com/players/boya-frank/431315/) or Fabrice Olinga (https://us.soccerway.com/players/fabrice-olinga/260263/). I can't see any other Cameroonians in either squad.
I think someone said on reddit that it might be Mchael Ngadeu-Ngadjui, who plays for Slavia Prague, as the Czech transfer window opens this week. Keep an eye on Collins Fai (Standard Liège) as well.