Rumor: 2019 Season Player Movement Rumors & Discussion Thread

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by jaykoz3, Mar 6, 2019.

  1. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seeing as the 2019 season has started..............might as well have an IN-Season player movement rumor/discussion thread.
     
  2. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
    Staff Member

    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does Gio Dos Santos OUT count for end of 2018 or beginning of 2019?
     
  3. carnifex2005

    carnifex2005 Member+

    Jul 1, 2008
    Club:
    Vancouver Whitecaps
  4. STR1

    STR1 Member+

    Atlanta United
    United States
    May 29, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    Hector Moreno apparently in advance negotiations with an MLS club.
     
  5. onefineesq

    onefineesq Member+

    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There is some talk that Heber Araujo dos Santos, a Brazilian playing for 1st division Rijeka in Croatia, is headed to NYC. The guy is a 27 year old striker, who has done pretty well in the scoring department the last 2 seasons in Rijeka. Supposedly is in London (or headed there) for a physical (with CFG).
     
  6. onefineesq

    onefineesq Member+

    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Is this the Hector Moreno at Sociedad?
     
  7. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Yes.

    Also, something overlooked from this weekend:

     
  8. onefineesq

    onefineesq Member+

    Sep 16, 2003
    Laurel, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wouldn't surprise me at all if that rumor is true. Nikolic is no longer getting it done for them, which is true across the board. But if they move him NOW, I am not sure what problem it solves. They better have a replacement lined up.
     
  9. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Wonder if that would piss Gaitan off at all? They couldn't give him a DP deal this year since they didn't have a DP slot. He is going to be a DP next year if they exercise his option but I could imagine being a little salty if they "lowballed" me due to rules and then within a month turned around and freed up a spot and paid someone big bucks.

    Course they could also be putting Sapong up top. They have way too many internationals even without Gaitan on the roster yet (they have 9 slots, which are all filled, with 2 players on loan and Gaitan coming in). That would alleviate some of the international problems plus free up some of the congestion in the front 3 in that midfield. Djordje, Katai, Frankowski, Gaitan, and Sapong are all there right now fighting for starting spots with Martinez and Herbers fighting for the bench spots. Lot of wasted roster space there. Now, I'm not saying they should put Sapong up top as a replacement, just that roster compliance wise it works better than lining up an international replacement.
     
  10. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No Pity in Atlanta?

    Reports out of Atlanta saying that Pity Martinez isn’t liking living in the US and is blaming that for his poor perfirmance so far. Could be a short stay if that is true.

     
  11. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounds like a Giles Grimandi excuse....
     
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  12. POdinCowtown

    POdinCowtown Member+

    Jan 15, 2002
    Columbus
    Does that translate as he doesn't like playing for FdB?
     
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  13. EvilTree

    EvilTree Member+

    Canadian S.C
    Canada
    Nov 20, 2007
    Frozen Swampland, Soviet Canuckistan
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
  14. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
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  15. PTFC in KCMO

    PTFC in KCMO Member+

    Aug 12, 2012
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Brad Friedel is the snot on the sleeve of soccer.
     
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  16. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  17. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think Brad needs to go in the same category as Mastroeni. Brilliant players, horrible horrible managers. But their level of play shouldn't be obscured by their (lack of) management careers.

    And go Rovers!
     
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  18. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes it Does!.....;)
     
  19. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Sounds like the Revs were willing to go big and it didn't work out:



    I personally think that is a little much for a player that hasn't exactly put up great numbers over the past several years. 8g/5a this year and 5g/5a in 17/18 are ok but I don't think worth 14 million total. Croizet put up 3g/4a in 16/17 and 9g/4a in 15/16 but has a total of 3g/3a in MLS. Now, they play different positions and I haven't seen Mpoku play so maybe his style fits MLS better than Croizet's does. But I think 14 million can get you a better player than that.
     
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  20. 007Spartan

    007Spartan Member+

    Mar 1, 2006
    Scottsdale, AZ
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    Would be great to see Lewis go somewhere where he can get regular playing time. Also would add some punch to the Rapids attack. Not sure it does much for the defense, though.
     
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  21. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sounders are reportedly bolstering their defense by signing Ecuadorian CB Xavier Arreaga and former Sounder LB Joevin Jones.





    Personally, I was hoping they would add another midfield playmaker, or another forward. But they have been rather leaky the last few weeks...
     
  22. asoc

    asoc Member+

    Sep 28, 2007
    Tacoma
  23. gstommylee

    gstommylee Member+

    Oct 3, 2008
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    confirmed that Arreaga is tamable.
     
  24. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I believe you just invented a new word... :)
     
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  25. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In the last day there have been rumors that the Rapids traded $500K of funny money to NYCFC for Jonathan Lewis and that we've traded Benny Feilhaber to KC for Abdul Rwatubyaye and a draft pick. The latter at least has been somewhat confirmed by KC writers and Benny tweeting he was getting on a plain this morning to a fountain (KC is the city of fountains).

    Essentially these would both be throwing in the towel on the 2019 season before the winter transfer window closed. As I told @Knave we're already toast, so it makes sense, but I'm not sure I've seen a team be so obvious about it this early in a season.
     

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