2022 summer transfer window: CLOSED

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  1. nivla

    nivla Member+

    Jan 17, 2003
    Milpitas
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Also, the other teams advance even further in 5 years and we will still be catching up after 5 years.
     
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  2. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    That would makes sense but I sincerely don't think that's the plan. Any plan that involves spending big bucks on DPs is not the Quakes plan.

    I read "win MLS cup in 2026 by using academy kids" as "we're not going to spend big on DPs".

    I hope I'm wrong because I don't think we will win anything without taking advantage of the DP rule. It's probably the most powerful rule in the book.
     
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  3. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    Back when I had a Peacock subscription I watched the Brazilian league and picked Gremio as my team to follow. I can't say I know who this guy is but I'm just excited we might be getting someone from my Brazil team!

    I'm actually happier about this than if we got John Brooks.
     
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  4. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We need to be signing these type of players. No need for overpriced Europeans.
     
  5. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    I just want to see good players - don't care where they come from as long as they give us a real advantage to win and are fun to watch.

    I wouldn't mind seeing a Liverpool player :)
     
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  6. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    Oh man, looks like Gremio was relegated to Serie B since the last time I watched the league. Ouch.
    They either need to make it back to A or I need to pick another team to follow in Brazil (I don't think peacock even shows the b league).

    This relegation stuff is brutal.
     
  7. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    I just heard the 2026 rumor. What's another four years when we've already waited 14?
     
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  8. bostero24

    bostero24 Member

    Jun 27, 2008
    sf
    Read up on him, sounds positive. Sassuolo from Italy almost bought him I believe late last yr. If a Sería A team saw something in him, then he can't be to bad. Good age and has about 60 games for Gremio.
     
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  9. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #384 Beckham7, Aug 4, 2022
    Last edited: Aug 4, 2022

    Looks like a loan for this and next with an option to buy.


    “Sale” of Rodrigues will have a value of 1.7 million dollars. San José pays 500,000 dollars and then for purchase obligation (with no goals to be met) pays another 1.2 million dollars. Player goes to MLS.
    @EsporteBandRS
     
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  10. nivla

    nivla Member+

    Jan 17, 2003
    Milpitas
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    Let's not forget about Innocent ;)
     
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  11. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    An athletic centerback who likes to get in on the attack.
     
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  12. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    So we have to wait until 2026?

    Are they kidding or what?

    That means we have to suffer for 3 more years?

    I'll be watching from Santa Clara memorial!
     
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  13. run_it_out

    run_it_out Member+

    Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 19, 2018
    Our DPs are other team's TAM players. I'm not sure which we underutilize for player acquisition -- DP or TAM. There's also the U-22 initiative, which we haven't used at all. (Lopez was U22 in name only, as he was already here when the rule was implemented, and now he's gone anyway.)

    The other form of spending I would guess we also don't use is the grey area under the table compensation. Fisher must have a spare penthouse suite at the Fairmont, plus helicopter transportation to Paypal, that he could throw in.
     
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  14. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We'll be good by "two World Cups from now" :eek::eek:
    And of course whatever "competitive" target the Quakes are trying to hit by 2026 will have changed substantially in the meantime given the trajectory of MLS...
    So will the Quakes be competitive with 2022 MLS teams by 2026, or competitive with actual 2026 MLS teams?
    I would really like you to ask your friend that question!!


    And here in 2022, in addition to teams making big DP signings, LAFC just added Gareth Bale from Real Madrid and Giorgio Chiellini from Juventus, LA Galaxy just added Riqui Puig from Barcelona, and Cincy just added Matt Miazga, all NOT on DP deals!
     
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  15. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LAFC just signed Bale and Chilleini on TAM, and Galaxy got Riqui Puig on TAM. Leitch needs to see how they're structuring these deals.
     
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  16. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't agree with this line of thought. Players like Ebobisse, Monteiro, and Nathan are good enough to play under a variety of coaches and systems. We don't need a coach to give input on players of that quality.
     
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  17. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    An all-Brazilian CB pairing of Nathan and Rodrigues... Tommy Thompson better start learning Portuguese!

    Gremio are a pretty big club in Brazil but they were just relegated, so maybe they have to dump players to reduce payroll...
     
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  18. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And Quakes academy has an '05 CB with Brazilian heritage named Nathan Rodrigues...time to sign him!
     
  19. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    When I visited Brazil, everyone I spoke to were fluent in Spanish.
     
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  20. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What do you mean getting "caught out"? He's cut so much deadwood Friends of Matias, we should have enough cap room to work with, we should even have a DP spot open since Gregus should be TAM eligible(if he isn't that's a pretty bad move by Leitch).

    There are tons of professional soccer players that are fit whatever criteria he's looking for. If he can't find the "right player" that's his fault, not him being smart. I would argue that almost any move he makes to improve the team now would "help us next year" (unless he signs a 34 year old on his last legs which no one is advocating).

    I wonder if any of the other GMs of struggling clubs have thought of Leitch's strategy of "don't sign anyone" since they may or may not be bad players :D
     
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  21. RocktheCasbah4

    Dec 20, 2013
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Last serie B signing was Judson. Costa has a good eye.
     
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  22. chris thebassplayer

    Feb 18, 2014
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    i didn’t say all the players were bandaids. We took a chance on Jebo, Montiero and Nathan. I didn’t view any of them as stone cold locks coming in based on their previous performance. So far so good with Jebo…he hit his career best in goals…hopefully he continues to develop his game…but he might not be every coaches cup of tea at the 9. The same could be said about Montiero. I’m not a fan of his game at ACM…I think he is just passable..nowhere near what we need there as an attacker. Nathan has been our best defender and generally plays well. But he doesn’t exactly have a ton of competition. He takes a lot of risks as a CB…we’re a bad team. Other coaches might not want that level of risk in their back lines in tighter meaningful games.

    I guess it is all relative to where you want to be competitively. What certain coaches value in players…who they think can take them to the top level in the league and compete for championships. Imo, we don’t have any players that would be a consensus pick by coaches…someone that any coach would find a lock to bring them to a top position in the league.
     
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  23. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What I was responding to was the "CL isn’t moving too fast picking up players because" part, I was not meaning to imply that Jebo, Montiero and Nathan were bandaids (if I am reading the bolded part of your comment right.

    I would say that those three and a few others (JT, Judson, Benji, Espinoza at least) a coach would want to keep with a much more realistic target of making the playoffs (instead of a top position). The "lock" for "top position" is too strong criteria IMO. RSL has 3-4 guys total I would say are "any coach would find a lock to bring them to a top position in the league." and they are in a playoff spot right now.
     
  24. QuakeAttack

    QuakeAttack Member+

    Apr 10, 2002
    California - Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yep. I will add that it goes back to system versus player coaches. Some coaches play a set system and have players in mind to play that system. Other coaches will start with a system and adjust according to the players.

    However, if you follow the A's method of player evaluation, you don't need a coach. It's all metrics and they get told which players to play. Right? Remind me again who owns the A's?
     
  25. Boysinblue

    Boysinblue Member

    Jul 31, 2011
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    We also made an offer for another Cruizero player apparently.
     
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