Just signed this guy, heard he’s pretty good at football. pic.twitter.com/vUy3ikeYwR— Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) May 16, 2024
BREAKING: Are the Colorado Rapids bringing in more speed on the wings in the form of Philadelphia Union superstar raccoon, Raquinho? #raquinho pic.twitter.com/oWK0eTQPz9— DNVR Rapids (@DNVR_Rapids) May 17, 2024
Exclusive video of Raquinho breaking team curfew over the weekend. For some reason, he decided that Pottstown was the place to be at 3 a.m.Clearly, this is conduct detrimental to the team and league.#doop pic.twitter.com/zuC9MPbXQu— José Roberto Nuñez (@JoserNunez91) May 20, 2024
Austin FC is waiving DP winger Emiliano Rigoni. The 31-year-old Argentine attacker scored 6 goals in his 58 total matches with Austin. Rigoni arrived at the club in the summer of 2022 on a price tag around $4m. (@tombogert) #AustinFC pic.twitter.com/ncQbgl2qDx— MLS NETWORK (@mlsnetwork) May 21, 2024
Not an MLS rumor but wish an MLS team made a move for him. Will probably be a DP and if so only a handful of teams have open spots. Minnesota moving on from Reynoso, Montreal has 2 DP spots open, Vancouver and NYRB have 1 DP spot open and might be missing some others that can buy down current DPs. John Anthony Brooks & @KassimAdams24 verlassen die #TSG zum Saisonende. Die Verträge beider Innenverteidiger laufen am 30. Juni aus. Danke für Euren Einsatz – wir wünschen Euch alles Gute für die Zukunft! 👏— TSG Hoffenheim (@tsghoffenheim) May 21, 2024
He needs to go to a team that plays a low block and likes defenders who can pass well. Does that ring any bells? If a team has a young promising defender who needs mentoring, that would make it a good fit too.
Per Tom Bogert (@tombogert) of The Athletic, Andre Blake and the Philadelphia Union have agreed to a new contract.Blake, 33, has made over 280 appearances for the Philadelphia side. Additionally, he is the only player in MLS history to win the Goalkeeper of the Year award three… pic.twitter.com/MWn6vuVVK6— José Roberto Nuñez (@JoserNunez91) May 21, 2024
Breaking 🚨D.C. United are set to sign Sturm Graz left-back David Schnegg for €2m. @AlexHuber81 has more below 👇 https://t.co/ZoOLOblUh2— Manuel Veth (@ManuelVeth) May 22, 2024 So, mid-August if I’ve got my DC United front office can’t-get-a-guy-a-work-permit-in-a-timely-manner timeline right. Thx, Jay
I’m not certain how many teams have this, but I know that RSL finally hired someone whose main responsibility is to help shepherd players through the work permit and green card process.
Austin FC is set to sign Red Star Belgrade winger Osman Bukari on a fee around $7.5m. The 25-year-old Ghanaian winger had an offer of $10m+ from Chicago rejected in the winter. Bukari scored 10 goals and assisted 8 this season and featured in the UCL. (@MozzartSport) #AustinFC pic.twitter.com/FSrK4WFdna— MLS NETWORK (@mlsnetwork) May 22, 2024
That seems like too much money for a 25 year old playing for Billy Bragg’s uncle’s club.* But in all seriousness, if DC spent that much on a player from the Serbian league, I’d be concerned. *1:07
Chicago offering $10m+ for a player who was available on a free a few months later seems very Chicago.
Keep an eye on @MLS with this one https://t.co/mP98sCEGVP— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) May 22, 2024
To be fair, it is Red Star and they command a good fee for players. This year Zenit paid 8 million for a 22 y/o defender, NYCFC paid 8 for an 18 y/o forward, and Villa paid 7.6 for an 18 y/o right back. But, yeah, I think that would be the highest fee for a player over 23 out of the Serbian League so fair to question it. Guess it will be a good barometer for their new sporting director since this is their first real swing at a player from him. Bogert was wistfully talking about Atlanta with no actual sources behind it. However, if he isn't going to jet off to a Saudi club for a metric f**k ton of money, then Atlanta is a good shout. Giakoumakis wants a raise and Cruz Azul is sniffing around trying to buy him. Flip him for double what you paid and grab a (most likely) much better forward that is less than a year older.
Sources: Feyenoord in advanced talks to sign Philadelphia Union forward Julian Carranza when his contract expires this winter. @FeyenoordTM 1st reported.No deal done or agreed yet. If Feyenoord get pre-contract, then will negotiate w/ Philly for summerhttps://t.co/TW3JPKgH9K— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) May 25, 2024
With Hellas Verona avoiding relegation that should mean that Swiderski is transferring there permanently. It was reported they had a mandatory purchase clause in there if they avoided relegation. Means that Charlotte would be down to 1 DP with them moving on from Copetti.
Charlotte could make some noise in the East if they can hit it out of the park with the new offensive DP's since it looks like their defense is pretty stout.
St. Louis City signs forward Cedric Teuchert on a free transfer. Deal through 2026, not a Designated Player.Teuchert, 27, will bring much needed attacking boost this summer for STL. Eligible to debut after July 18. First move of the summer for them. pic.twitter.com/iveG3iJtn9— Tom Bogert (@tombogert) May 28, 2024