I can run it, he's sent me the excel sheet he uses, but I'm not doing it unless he gives his blessing that he no longer wants to do it.
Crew played Sporting Jax today. Hearing that we won, but don’t know a score. From the pictures on social media Wessam played.
Sean announced as captain Ohioan. Homegrown. Captain 🫡Sean Zawadzki is a leader who embodies the ethos of our Club 🖤💛 pic.twitter.com/1vt1g547eF— The Crew (@ColumbusCrew) February 16, 2026
Arace outdated interview with sean. Have a feeling he got a heads up about today's announcement https://www.thedisrespected.com/a-conversation-with-sean-zawadzki-former-goalie/
Hmmmm. 32 years old, turns 33 this summer. Seriously? Arace being the source makes this hard to ignore. Still, it's hard to see how we could swing this deal with Gazdag still on the roster. If you needed any reminder that Nancy is no longer the coach, here you go.
Yeah I’m struggling to remember us ever making a deal where we bring a 32 year old over from Europe. Not usually shopping for guys in that age range, period. It’s different. He isn’t going to be a DP, but certainly on the higher side for salary with that pedigree. My guess on the fee is between 1.5-2.5 million.
Columbus Crew have offered a two-and-a-half-year contract. With his 150,000-euro monthly wage at Lille no longer matching his standing, the paperwork is not yet signed, but a switch to MLS is now only hours away. https://onefootball.com/fr/news/andre-gomes-close-to-lille-exit-with-columbus-move-looming-42430686
Transfermarkt has his fee at 4.5M, but he was without a club in summer '24 before Lille picked him up. And he'd been loaned out from Everton for essentially the '22-'23 season previously. It's not hard to image in that Transfermarkt estimate being pretty inflated.
A 2.5 year contract makes this sound legit, too, being that it reflects the change in the calendar. I assume this our Nagbe/Morris gap replacement? FWIW, Gomes is exactly 3 years younger than Darlington, who set the bar awfully high maintaining form and fitness until late in his career.
Non-DP I absolutely love this. As a DP I’m not sure if I do love it because of injury concerns, but I’ll still be a fan. but yes, a 2 1/2 year deal makes it seem like he’s going to come over this transfer window instead of during the summer when his contract expires.
Ordinarily I’d look at his profile and agree with you, I hope this 32 yo European d mid isn’t a DP. But, if he’s a DP it very likely means Gazdag is on his way out shortly. So yeah I know what I’m hoping for.
They have enough GAM to buy down his fee so it doesnt hit the books. Thats how Atlanta and Miami get guys like Allende in.
All I can go by is his injury history on Transfermarkt, but that says he had an ankle injury from Nov. '19 - Feb. '2- where he missed 19 games. So, a serious injury, but not season-ending. He seems to have a history of various "knocks" (leg, back, calf) that are usually in the 2-6 games missed region each time. He missed 6 games in 24/25, 16 in 23/24, but none the year before. That said, he's not getting any younger.
I too, will be very anxious to get the details, but I have a hard time believing they are going to make me unhappy about this. IMO, this is exciting news. Especially with losing Nagbe, having strength and composure in the back end or our middle would be huge. We haven't had that since Aiden left. I was getting my head ready to enter the season with the roster as is, hoping for a boost in the summer, but still looking forward to seeing everything play out. Getting a guy like Gomes early would be really cool! I can envision a very good team by the end of this season. Compared with early season last year, we are going to have more guys who can score. We also are going to be bigger, with the possibility of scoring in the air once in a while. It is impossible to ever replace Nagbe of course. But, Arfsten has gotten better, Sean continues to bloom, Rossi is good, getting Farsi back will be a lift somehow, somewhere. Maybe Gazdag is a good player and it was Nancy's fault (but I have a hard time believing that. I've seen too much.) Rydstram will have some nice pieces to work with. I'm excited to see his stuff. My guess is, that he is going to be really good, just based upon the way he handles himself and his philosophies.
Having something huge in our back end is something the team has been giving us recently. Be that as it may, you’re 100% correct that the Crew seems to have assembled some interesting pieces, which puts a bigger onus on the Swedish Chef to put something decent on the field. Which is a good thing. I would still like to see some improvement on the back line. Id like to see Gomes paired with Zawadzki in the midfield, a partnership which could be really exciting, with a big strong enforcer behind them. A Chad Marshall would be too much to ask for but a Jonathan Mensah would be fine.
He's currently making $2.1 million per season, and has only played 7 minutes this season. Uh... are we sure this is good?
No … Rolls dice i prefer a younger guy especially on 2.5 year contract but if you think he is a starter who can stay healthy it’s worth the risk if he gets hurt or his ability falls off you can do that one time payoff
It's a bold move that finally indicates some ambition and urgency from Issa and the front office. It's pretty obvious that Gazdag is either getting traded for a new washing machine or getting bought out before summer to clear the way for a new DP too. I'm actually excited about the direction of this team for the first time in awhile.
You have to figure that Rydstrom has made up his mind on Gazdag at this point.They weren't going to offload the guy unless and until the coach got a look at him and figured out whether he could use him. At this point we're all just waiting to see what hes decided and we should know soon enough. If hes just dead weight that Rydstrom can't use it would be stupid to start the season with him just being bench ballast.
Maybe. I'd think most coaches would want to see him in real games, first. Unless it is REALLY good or REALLY bad. Then I could see a quick decision. In a way, though, if he isn't really good, then the decision kinda makes itself. But even if you decide (or have decided) to offload in the summer, if you can build his value in the shop window, it could help.