Rumor: 2025 MLS In Season Roster Moves, Signings, Speculation, & Rumors

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  1. STR1

    STR1 Member+

    Atlanta United
    United States
    May 29, 2010
    Club:
    Real Madrid


    Atlanta never got paid for Almada. MLS teams keep on getting fleeced. Atlanta, Houston, FC Dallas all fleeced.
     
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  2. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Failure to pay a transfer fee isn't being fleeced.. That would be Botafogo breaking a contract and per the FIFA tribunal Botafogo is about to get smacked with transfer restrictions until they pay the transfer fee.
     
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  3. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Eh, they are just waiting on the CWC check to cash.
     
  4. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That’s not what the tweet said
     
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  5. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was laughing at the possibility of a Montreal CPL team. There was an update as of yesterday saying that there's the possibility of a team in 2026 but all the details still seem vague. John Rizetta of Brooklyn FC was named as the lead investor.

    It still all seems a bit sketchy.
     
  6. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
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    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    @STR1

     
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  7. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A few Canadians in MLS are linked to clubs in Europe according to the Athletic.

    Nathan-Dylan Saliba, CF Montréal has been linked with RSC Anderlecht

    Tani Oluwaseyi, - England, France and Belgium. With an estimated market value of 5 million euros
     
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  8. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Saliba, Montreal and Anderlecht have all agreed to terms. It looks like a four year contract.
     
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  9. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He strikes me as fairly comparable to Agyemang, so that gives us an idea of Big Pat’s market value.

    Oluwaseyi has a better goal scoring record, but Agyemang excels at other aspect of center forward play.
     
  10. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There's a way to to in the CWC and plenty of time for an embarrassing result or two but I wonder if a few European clubs will be taking a look at MLS players during the tournament and thinking they can pick up a bargain or two.

    For context, Southampton had 9 players making more than $2.5 million last year.
     
  11. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Going the opposite way, Sidnei Tavares who was brought in on a year long loan by the Rapids in the summer of 2023 and was useless, to the point where they waived him in the offseason rather than finish out his loan in the first half of 2024, was just bought by Blackburn for a rumored 2 million pounds.
     
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  12. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Having watched Tavares give the ball away repeatedly, I cannot understand this.
     
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  13. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Pogba has signed with Monaco, so we can cross him off the list
     
  14. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Good to see that "use MLS as a bargaining chip" strategy is still paying off (Bogert had reported that the Rapids signing him was essentially a done deal)
    [​IMG]
     
  15. SccrDon

    SccrDon Member+

    Dec 4, 2001
    Colorado Springs
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We'll never really know if this is a big loss or if we avoided another Sidnei Tavares here.

    Either way, CB is not where we need to spend money at this point.
     
  16. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #116 RobtheAggie, Jun 24, 2025
    Last edited: Jun 24, 2025
    Patrick Agyemang rumored to KRC Genk (not Gent/Ghent/Gand)
     
  17. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Seems like an unlikely move…how many players at Genk make a million Euros a year? Because if Agyemang can score 10-12 a year in MLS plus be the face of a franchise plus be an elite MLSer at every part of forward play except finishing, he’s going to be making much more than that with his next contract even if the league doesn’t start spending slot more money after 2026. And given what everyone thinks is gonna happen with the next CBA, there’s no chance Genk will pay him more than Charlotte. Heck, what do Anderlecht’s top earners make?

    Unless Genk is part of one of those multi league club consortiums and the idea is Agyemang is on a path to the top club in that pyramid, this doesn’t make much sense financially for him.
     
  18. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Genk is not part of a multi club ownership. But they have in the past 5-10 seasons taken big, tall forwards and made them the center of their attack. Most have moved on for good clubs at a nice number for club and player. I agree that this is unlikely, but he does fit the mold the club has recruited.

    Paul Onucahu - 79 goals in 134 matches with the club, left for Southampton
    Tolu Arokodare - 40 goals in 108 matches with the club - on his way out, Agyemang would be the replacement

    If you look at he size and profile, these two are very similar to Agyemang. Now would it be ideal for him, I have no idea, but this seem to has at least a semblance of making sense. Unlike many rumors that get started.
     
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  19. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Never underestimate the appeal of playing in Europe. And also not playing on Charlotte's turf for too long.

    Plus, in the last year, Genk has sold players to Leicester, Chelsea, Burnley, Leipzig, Galatasaray, Como, and Toulouse. It's a great stepping-stone club.
     
  20. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Fair enough.

    With the right clauses in is contract I can see the appeal.

    It’s still pretty risky; like I said, if he keeps on keeping on, his next contract is going to be very competitive with any he could get even in Holland, or half the French league.
     
  21. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He'd probably make less than $500k at Genk but it is a stepping stone.
     
  22. RobtheAggie

    RobtheAggie Member+

    Sep 10, 2001
    Middle Georgia
    Club:
    Rochester Rhinos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Genk is also linked with Zavier Gozo

     
  23. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My personal and totally subjective opinion is that MLS has been stagnant in terms of level of play for 2 seasons now, and one reason is that Europe trusts MLS now. So they’re scooping up your Gozos before they can really make a mark in MLS.



    Patrick Agyemang is on $104,000. I think Minnesota’s Oluwaseyi is comparable, but slightly older and not as good, and he’s on $558,000.

    Jordan Morris’s current contract is a starting point for Agyemang’s next one, and JoMo is on $2.26M. Now, JoMo was a better player at the same point in his career, Agyemang would be looking at less…except the trendlines for MLS salaries are going up.

    I’m just adding some data about my thoughts on the rumor of Big Pat going to Genk.

    The Union’s salary dump every year is a fun time for nerds like me.
     
  24. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
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  25. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Morris was on $500k at Agyemang's age. He broke a $million at 27.

    Is Agyemang today worth to Charlotte what JM is worth to Seattle?

    If so he's probably not moving to Europe, because no European club is going to play him 7 figures.

    He's one of those players that (understandably) chose college, which means all the critical career decisions are condensed into a very short time period.

    He's the same age as Brenden Aaronson who's played in the Premier League and the Bundesliga.
     

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