Buried in the press release that TFC put out was the line that says "we will be adding a new Designated Player in the near future who will be an exciting addition to our team." It's sad to see Giovinco go but let's see who they bring in before passing judgement.
With Giovinco, van der Wiel, and Vazquez all gone, they have more than $9 million in salary space to work with. They should be able to sign a DP and another player to fill those holes.
I am very disappointed to see Seba go, he still had a couple good years left I thought and it is going to be hard to replace him. Easily one of the best MLS players since I started following the league when we game into it in 2005. He was the guy who started the transition of the club from joke to MLS contender. With these moves we do have a lot of slots and money to play with to rebuild the team though I wouldn't be too surprised to see Jozy leave if any club shows interest (looking at Mexico) since he was of the same opinion as Seba with management and we are cleaning house.
Sofiane Hanni is a player we are being link to as a replacement for Seba, currently playing in Russia with Spartak Moscow and reports saying we about to agree to deal with Terrence Boyd who was USMNT striker a few years ago when he was banging goals in Austria but once he moved to Germany wheel came off his career.
This is all great, but our first CCL game is only about 2-1/2 weeks away. This is starting to remind me of the Mo Johnston era where they'd wait until the last minute before the season started and then rush to sign anyone they could just to fill the roster spots.
True. But to be fair, it's hard to sign a DP when you're negotiating to keep another DP. "So, we'd really like to have you on our team, but only if we can't hang onto another player, whom we'd really like to keep. But if our negotiations with him fail, then we'd really be interested in you. What you say?" Manning and Curtis said they have a few "exciting" players they're looking at. Let's see what that brings. But I'm pretty sure the days of Bloody Big Deals are over. Which is fine. I'd rather a good utilitarian player than a big name.
^ I agree. It's also the case that TFC has, in recent years, shown a wiliness to spend money but also a willingness to try to spend it wisely. Not every attempt is going to work out but they aren't just splashing cash. When it comes to DPs, there are an awful lot of players in the world talent pool who can be signed when you've got several million dollars to use. I suspect TFC will be able to find good players for the spaces they need to fill. Also interesting to note our midfield right now. We've got Bradley and Delgado who are Americans and will start. Everyone else except Endoh, who is a bench player, is Canadian. So either we'll see some more signings or Osorio won't be the only Canadian mid with regular starts.
MLSE EXECS are likely going to pocket the savings..pay off argos debts..and maybe find a player or two to just be somewhat competitive..lets be honest 2019 is already a right off as far as winning trophies...no playoffs again. This is the start of a downhill slide Aka major rebuild
Terrence Boyd officially signs for us, we did need some more options up top. I guess it could be seen as a replacement for Ricketts who was only a super sub at best. https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2019/02/05/toronto-fc-sign-terrence-boyd/1
I hope he's an upgrade from Ricketts or else they might as well just have kept Ricketts. I agree, however, that he should be in more of a back up role and I hope they sign someone soon as Giovinco's replacement.
Boyd is not an answer..just another bench player..when we a regular scorer to replace seba and vv ..a..and jozy cant do it himself.
Why didnt tfc let seba play out his final yr on rhe contract..giving us at least a hope of something positive in 2019..instead if the disaster thats waiting to happen..while waiting for 2 or 3 no names to come in after thhe ccl has started and being too late
^^ Two reasons. 1. They got money by selling him; otherwise he'd become a free agent. 2. His contract status was becoming disruptive. A miserable Giovinco is not a good Giovinco.
CBC is reporting the deal for Pozuelo is done. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/mls/toronto-fc-alejandro-pozuelo-1.5034351
Pozuelo deal is now official. Joins March 18. Now all we need is someone for him to pass the ball to.
Yep - he wanted out and it was clear that he was going to be gone at the end of the season. TFC got a good offer for him now so it made sense to take the offer
They could be waiting until the European season ends when more and probably better options will be available.
Toronto FC in talks to acquire Omar Gonzalez: https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...referral&utm_content=news&utm_campaign=unpaid
On a related note, is it just me or does TFC seem to always have the no 1 spot in the allocation order for some unknown reason?
They've traded for it (and with it). TFC seems to value it more than many other teams, perhaps because they are one of the teams willing to spend the money on players that makes it useful. If you aren't going to use your TAM or whatever anyway, the allocation order isn't as important to you.
Rumour about Bradley leaving for Mexico. TFC denies it. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019...nts-monterrey-interested-move-michael-bradley
Injured. https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2019-05-26-toronto-fc-vs-san-jose-earthquakes/recap