Jozy is too good and way too expensive for Belenenses. I've been to their ground before; I'd be surprised if their cumulative first-team salary exceeded Jozy's individual salary in Toronto.
If TFC doesn’t sign him to a new contract, I’m sure he’ll have several MLS teams knockong on his door...
That last sentence is right. Belenenses is a poor team in every sense of the word. So that "expensive" part? Agree. But that "too good" part? That's my point. Jozy is not so good anymore.
Jozy is averaging a goal every 137 minutes this season. 1 every 145 last season. That's inarguably a good return. I understand why people in Toronto are tired of his shit, but to say that he's "not so good anymore" is asinine.
I don't think most TFC supporters are tired of Jozy. Just his injuries. And I think Jozy got told that due to the rumoured 3rd DP spot being cut, he's being let go/traded/sold/whatever
[1] Actually, it is very much arguable. Has his "return" been good enough, relative to the investment? Compared to Bradley, sure. Compared to Giovinco, not even close. Just to restrict it to those who have comparable salary. [2] Asinine is as Arsenal does, Metro. Someone who argues that a striker who in the last four seasons has scored fewer goals than he did in two seasons at Alkmaar, for example, cannot be described as "not so good anymore", a striker who is often injured and whose scoring comes in erratic bursts, needs to reexamine words and things. He might even understand the difference between "not good anymore" and "not so good anymore". Jozy has been an above average starter, with one year as "well above average", but in general very much not special in his last four seasons in MLS. His is a sustained, merited, "not so good anymore". The blunt truth is that Altidore is a player on the decline, and not just compared to 7 years ago, and although he could have commanded a role with a strong club in the Portuguese league in, say, 2013, he cannot now. No one is going to be offering him anything like what earns at Toronto, and those who take a chance on him will be those genuinely in need and who just hope he recovers form [at an affordable price], or those are sufficiently deep pocketed that they can hire him on as a reserve player and/or make use of one to be loaned out to other sides.
NYCFC and PHL would be interested in Jozy. At the right price......he'd be a perfect fit for how the Union play. Though signing him would prevent Philly from either making a move to get a new loan deal for Dockal, or purchase him/find a replacement for him. Dockal has very quietly had an MVP caliber season. NYCFC will need to replace David Villa's goals. I'm not sure how good of a fit Jozy would be for their style of play though. Nashville could try to sign him and then loan him to a team for a season in order to make a splash for 2020 when they enter the league. Maybe a reunion with Bob Bradley in LA? Orlando & Colorado seem to like to frivolously spend money...
Can we say he's not good enough* to command his current salary at TFC or anywhere else he lands? *I'd argue he was overpaid at TFC throughout, but water under bridges and all that.
I never understood how much TFC paid him and Bradley. A hefty chunk of a USMNT player’s salary is merchandising and marketing.. Is a Canadian really going to attend more TFC games because of Bradley/Altidore? Will a Canadian company sponsor with TFC because of them?
They were key components of two MLS runs. Add in the off field benefits and most US teams would consider it well worth the salary hit.
I believe TFC knew they were overpaying but were willing to do so to ensure getting Bradley and Altidore to TFC quickly and and keep them there. It worked particularly when considering TFC’s history. Of course, paying a lot for Giovinco was important as well. Corporate sponsorship is huge in Toronto and playoffs and titles doesn’t hurt in that regard. .
TFC got 3 major finals, 1 MLS Cup win out of paying Jozy, MB and Giovinco. I suppose you could debate whether that 1 MLS Cup is worth the money spent.
Who cares where Jozy goes, he is always hurt anyways. I am more interested in who TFC will get as a replacement. Hopefully it's a Gio caliber type player. With the amount Jozy was getting paid, I am sure they can bring a better replacement. Bradley should be next.
Huge day for NYCFC. https://www.nycfc.com/post/2018/10/...-callens-sean-johnson-and-alexander-ring-long
Good lord, if this doesn't scream "I'm the next Rapids striker signing target!" SMH https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/co...ng-colorado-rapids-offensive-signing-targets/
A journeyman striker on the wrong side of 30 who has never scored more than 6 goals in a season - surely that will solve all their problems.
Sounders sign another 15 year old to a USL contract. https://www.sounderatheart.com/2018/10/16/17984388/s2-signs-daniel-leyva Daniel Leyva.
This. There are an awful lot of fans of other clubs who like to complain that Altidore and Bradley have been "overpaid". And yet they lifted an MLS Cup and very nearly won the CCL. If you're a fan of, oh, I don't know... maybe the New England Revolution, just to name one random club, I would think that you would be wishing that your management would "overpay" for some players that would actually win a championship. Seems to me that if a couple guys do what they are paid to do - win a trophy - then you really are pretty off base to call them "overpaid".
Can a DP actually be "overpaid" if their salary is not being paid down significantly with allocation money (TAM/GAM)? Any pay from above the DP cap hit comes from ownership and that money can't magically go to player #30 on the roster. The overrated question is if player X is worth the 500k cap hit + any allocation money a player's DP salary costs, not the 10 mil the owner pays.