Buy out is my plan B if the Quakes can't sell him, Matt Doyle suggested Liga MX for Gruezo, he even mentioned a specific team but I forget which one (because it waasn't one of the big ones). He also suggested Cincy may be looking to part ways with Boupendza by the time he comes back from his injury as the summer transfer window opens mid-July. He didn't mention a landing spot for Boupendza, I'm suggesting the Quakes acquire him to start over JEbo. Related: https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide Carlos Gruezo San Jose Earthquakes Defensive Midfield $1,460,000.00 $1,681,086.00 Aaron Boupendza FC Cincinnati Center Forward $1,352,000.00 $1,759,600.00
They might be the least likely LigaMX club to pay us for Gruezo given Cade Cowell has already been downgraded to 10-20 minutes at the end of games to run at tired defenders (and he's not doing to great even at that). Plus of course Gruezo isn't Mexican so Chivas won't sign him as that goes against their racist policies.
Just start bringing in random guys to shore up the bench, it can't be any worse than the non-entities on roster now 🇺🇸 Pan American Games midfielder/winger Vaughn Covil will officially leave Hull City in the summer following the expiration of his contract. Still just 20, Vaughn will most likely have plenty of suitors from MLS and England alike as he searches for regular game time. https://t.co/plcSEmrHvw— American Ultras Talk (@ameriultrastalk) May 19, 2024 Ray Serrano 🇺🇸🇲🇽 just scored for #LouCity against Las Vegas. That is back to back goals for him and it puts him at an 8 G/A in league pmay. Elijah Wynder has an assist today as well, putting him at 4 G/A and a key midfielder for the team's league campaign. Both these guys are…— Zach McCabe (@zjmccabe) May 19, 2024
🚨 Chris RamosI've been told that the La Liga club Cádiz forward is US-eligible. The 27-years-old was named Christopher after his father, an African-American who played basketball in Spain during the 90s. Last name Ramos de la Flor comes from his Spanish mother. pic.twitter.com/kszmYXbblR— Football Legionnaires (@FutLegionnaires) May 8, 2024 Presumably wouldn't take up an international slot. Cadiz were relegated this season, too.
Other MLS teams are buying out contracts to prepare for their summer moves... not sure the Quakes have used this more than once (Simon Dawkins round 2 as a DP) but they should do so with Gruezo this summer. Austin FC exercise contract buyout on Emiliano Rigoni D.C. United has bought out left back Mohanad Jeahze's guaranteed contract, freeing cap and roster space entering MLS summer window, per source. He was under contract through 2025 making $687,500 this year. Didn't fit in Troy Lesesne's system. #dcu #mls— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) May 21, 2024
Yeah, we should buy out Gruezo but we won't. Anyone who thinks that the acquisition of Hernán is a sign of a newfangled more aggressively spending Quakes team is sadly mistaken I'm afraid. I think that was largely a one-off made possible by the Cade transfer. I will go on record again as saying that we will likely see very little in the way of roster movement this summer. If anything, just little things around the edges. Ayo Akinola loan kinds of things.
This sounds about right. There's very little desire/urgency to improve. CL waited until 2024 was over (for us) before signing Hernán, very unlikely that he does much this summer to get us out of the basement. I'm finding it hard to stay interested in our last place team anymore.
Well we do have the CAM that we've been clamoring for, for over 16 years, and he's very good and entertaining to watch. Nothingburger after all, after all that clamoring?
It was a significant move and so far, he looks promising. Time will tell. But the Quakes have been so poor for so long, it's going to take more than one (potentially) great signing to generate some buzz around our small team. Quakes need to be (at least) battling it out in the middle of the table, and a deep playoff run (or two). It was imperative that they build on the little bit of progress we saw last year but they didn't do enough to get ready over the off season and this year was over before it started. In sum, Hernán looks promising, and Quakes need to do a whole lot more to convince soccer fans they're for real. And, as you say, that seems unlikely so... ...
I think we'll have something like mid-table form thru the rest of the season, which won't be enough to get us into the playoffs (after dead last form up until now), but IMO the team is a lot more fun to watch with Hernán playing.
Quakes are 2-2, including a road win, with Hernán. Should be 3-1, with 2 road wins, but for criminal officiating in Portland.
Yes, but I think failing that we were better off waiting until late April to get him vs. signing Vela instead. We will have Hernán for this season + at least 2 more seasons, and entering the peak of his career, vs. dragging Carlos Vega out of the pool and seeing if we can fit a shirt over his paunch so that he can play with us for a year. We've finally checked the CAM box off the list after over 16 years and now we can focus on other problems.
wrong. I wasn't onboard with the Vela signing. Only once it looked like we might do nothing did the Vela signing look remotely interesting.
You said a couple posts above that “Vela was never the answer”, but as recently as April 15 you were criticizing Rick Astley for not signing him. “Never” the answer except for the time he was “remotely interesting” to you in the recent past.
for your reading pleasure... ...I wasn't big on signing Vela unless the only other choice was nobody.
Now quote your April 15 posts in which you clamor for Vela. You were for Vela before you were against him, and/or vice versa.
what "April 15 posts" are you talking about? I just clarified my position on Vela. Vela would've been better than doing nothing, there would've been some obvious benefits (ticket sales, veteran leadership, etc) but signing a younger player like Hernán always made more sense.
Speaking of the brief flirtation with Carlos Vela... it's a good thing the Quakes didn't try to trade for Emanuel Reynoso back when Godoy Cruz was unwilling to sell Hernan Lopez Munoz and they were desperate to find an attacking midfielder... 🚨[EXCLUSIVO] Xolos sorprende en el mercado y ficha al argentino Bebelo Reynoso, de Minnesota United. ⤵️https://t.co/fgsSNxGJjO— César Luis Merlo (@CLMerlo) May 21, 2024 A new video of Emanuel Reynoso showing a bag full of money next to an armed person. The video took place in his last visit to Córdoba, Argentina. *Video via @ElDoce* pic.twitter.com/J5I51xVzTj— MNUFC NEWS (@mnufcnews) May 22, 2024