Revs Off-Season Rumors/News Thread

Probably not news bur read this on the GOAL site:

New England Revolution star Lee Nguyen has requested to be traded in this offseason, according to MLSSoccer.

Lose Lee and I see no reason to watch or attend a Revs game this year. Give him whatever he wants, with performance incentives in his contract. Saying this, I see another JJ situation here and Im going to be upset if we let him walk or trade him for useless cash or draft picks

 

As I said in another thread, if they can get a top-level player in a position of need, then trade him. At 31, he is on the downside of his career. But if Trader Mike swings a deal like he did for Kamara, then forget it.

 

is this the last year of Lee's contract? I believe Transfermarkt has it listed as 2018. If that is the case they would be stupid not to trade him or Sell him off

 

The problem is not essentially with the idea that Lee might go, it is with what we expect BB&B, the Dimbo Twins, to do as far as replacing Lee goes. We expect, we fear, the same crap as in the past, and this is an utterly too rational fear:

 

Maybe the Revs ambition is to help other teams become so good that we will go to a Revs game to the see the other team.

 

I already kind of do that.

 

I can't find it at the moment, but I believe I read somewhere that the Revs have an option year for 2019.

 

Always take these quotes with a grain of salt, but a $3m transfer is no joke and hopefully an indication of the types of players we're looking to bring in.

 

Thanks for posting Monty.

Agreed - 3M is no joke (it is a long way off from 15 mil for Barco). if it is this player, from Senegal, then he was rumored to being watch by Man United last year - so there may be potential.

But here is where the Revs are at a cross-roads.

If Man United was watching this kid, the kid knows it, he knows possibly other big clubs are watching/tracking - is this the type of player the Revs should be pursuing with a SMALL bid - transfer and salary?

If they really valued - come in big like Atlanta did and fend off top clubs to sign Barco. This kid, or whomever it was, sounds like he is not quite the same class as Barco, so you can can still come in big, make the kid, some HUGE money salary offer, promise the sell-on, etc. Then Man United is tracking a player on the Revs - which is a great organic "marketing" aspect.

If they did not really value, so they are hedging their bets with a smaller salary offer - and this kid is being tracked, and this kid says - better for me to stay in Europe - are they wasting time trying to sign a player that was never going to be interested....unless they at least start with something that entices the player.

In this market, the player has a say where they go. We have beaten this to death - Salary, Coach, other top players, ambition/prestige of club.....and the dreaded player/history rumor mill (that seems to be a curse for the Revs)

In an article - Almiron, Martinez, and now Barco said - the first reason they even picked up the phone from Atlanta was because the coach was Martino.

Just because the Revs like a player, does not mean it will be the other way - unless you can bring something SIGNIFICANT to the table. I will take BB's comment with a grain of salt - the transfer and the player salary are 2 different things. What was the Revs offer for salary. Otherwise, what else from the things listed above as things a players wants - can the Revs offer??

Clearly Friedel and the Revs are way way behind in that department. Friedel has identified some players that seem to be "unknowns" - so his scouting ability will immediately be comparable to what Heaps was.

And it is okay to track and try and sign these guys, and it falls through. Just hope they are learning WHY players do not sign - or they change how/what they offer to get the guys they really want.

Guess we will see.

 

Brian Bilello ✔ @RevsPrez


Deilna is currently a DP. Had a $3M transfer offer rejected on a young DP in Dec, may have a DP/TAM player to announce in next 2 weeks pending medical.
interesting comment.

 

Atlanta/Martino are an aberration - he is a legend in Paraguay for what he did with their national team. That's a pretty unique situation for MLS. Good for Atlanta for leveraging that, but no other team has that kind of opportunity.

I follow Paraguay's NT and I was suggesting Paraguay as a source for players 10+ years ago, but that cat's out of the bag now.

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As for the 3M bid, sounds to me like his agent used the Revs/MLS to bid up offers in Europe (if what they were saying about him really wanting to play in Europe is true - and why wouldn't it be?). But, whatever, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

At least it shows that they are looking to splash some cash for a big signing.

 

just finished listening to the Far Post Podcast for the first time........And last. 110 minute podcast with 10 minutes worth of substance

 

In addition to this, he's tweeted some other info this week. This is a particularly expansive/forthcoming/communicative period for Brian, relative to his normal comfort zone. Makes me wonder what inspired or compelled him.

 

Yep. Mostly silliness. But I like the silliness. I just don't like when they get sycophantic with regard to their bosses.

 

Well, that answers two questions: Friedel IS at the combine, and Lee not being traded.

Revolution's Friedel on Lee Nguyen speculation: "[He's] not being traded"
January 17, 2018, 3:21PM EST
Sam Stejskal

 

There was this too: Friedel expecting to finalize some signings “pretty soon.”
This plus the tweet from BB makes me hope that before camp opens they will have announced at least 1 signing, possibly a DP

 

Meanwhile, the Revs have apparently signed someone.

Touched base with Bilello: Player he teased earlier this week has signed, will be in Foxboro for a medical early this week.

He said it’s an “attacking player.” More details coming, hopefully. #NERevs #MLS

— Jonathan Sigal (@JonathanSigal) January 19, 2018

 

Pure coincidence, I suspect.

Have made a decision to start fresh after a year away from soccer. This decision is solely based on the fact that I want to play as much as possible this year then move forward from there. Have discovered my love for the sport again 🙏🏿. News soon!

— @FreddyAdu (@FreddyAdu) January 19, 2018

 

Add this note to the mix....

Friedel on new #NERevs signing: "A very exciting attacking player ... He's a player the fans and players will be very happy to see involved."

As far as a name, club or country?: "You'll have to wait for the hierarchy to name that." #MLS

— Jonathan Sigal (@JonathanSigal) January 19, 2018

 

This is good news.

Friedel says a player FANS and PLAYERS will be very happy to see involved.

That is big news once we see the name. The fact he mentions both fans and players implies this is a stud - a leader, someone with a resume and the chops to back it up.

Looking forward to the announcement.

 

We've got our #9!

 

Who pray tell?

 

Welcome back, Pepe.

 

Bengtson...