Galarcep: European clubs undervalue MLS

Fine article and great perspective on the Euro-transfer issue. DMB will get his -- maybe he'll get to Spain instead as a result of MLS blowing off Southhampton. The thing is, MLS should be able to get theirs, too.

And $1.37M was a silly offer. But, at least the Euro clubs are knocking. SA/Mexican clubs are missing the boat completely

 

what's the login there?

 

I, too, had log-in issues.

 

Register with a fake email and you get temporary access.

 

try bugmenot.com it will give you passwords for many sites like this. Seems like this one caught on to the bigsoccer id.

 

mls is acting in a reasonable way. They want a good price for their biggest stars.What killed me was the Soton chairman said that he thought Beaz would be a BIG star in England... but offered money that would be apporpriate for a duffer. Save the rhetoric, and show MLS the money.

 

"What does Beasley expect MLS to do? A league with only a handful of valuable and sought after commodities isn't about to give one up for the sake of appeasing a player who voluntarily signed a four year contract, which amounted to a two-year extension, in 2002. Beasley should direct his anger at the agent who convinced him that signing a new four-year deal with MLS in 2002, at the age of 20, was worth it."

Why doesn't he get criticised for saying the same things I say?

Oh wait he has credibility.

Nevermind.

 

I've said this before, if you want to get to Europe - hire a European agent.

 

If and when MLS starts selling outfield players to Europe for a lot more money, MLS will have a point. Until then, the jury's out on whether MLS is pricing its players too high or European teams are lowballing.

 

And they won't be able to do that until they start asking for more right?

 

Value is based entirely on demand. MLS might not want to sell Beasely for $1.3, but until they get a higher offer, that IS his market value.

 

Unless Beasley is more valuable to MLS to ride out the remainder of his contract and then let him go on a free. Or maybe wait one of the two years remaining and sell him for that price. There are lots of factos which determine his market value.

Regarding MLS valuing their players, looking at the MLS exports, I can't seem to believe they are overvaluing them (especially coming off of this past season).

MLS Export History -
1. McBride - He has been very solid at Fulham, probably undervalued when sold.
2. Mathis - Very good for Hannover, obviously his value is dependent on how motivated he is. But I would say he was worth more than several teams were ponying up for him that MLS declined. Obviously MLS lost out because he left on a free.
3. Howard - He has been way better than most everyone expected.
4. Stern John - Has been a more than adequate epl/1st division player.
5. Joe Max - Eh, probably not the best export
6. Lewis - Been a solid 1st division player, never given shot at EPL
7. Bocanegra - I think teams should have considered giving Boca a decent substantial offer, he has been very solid at Fulham.

 

"Market value" implies a market, i.e. a buyer and a seller. Beasley may be more valuable to MLS if they keep him, but that in no way affects what his market value is. As has been said, his market value is really determined by what a willing buyer would pay for him.

Aside from Howard, it's really difficult to look at any of these exports and say 'wow'. Mathis, for example, looked great for a few games and then declined. Who knows how he'll perform over the long run. And the only ones who've been there a while are Stern John (who I just don't think quite cuts it as a Premiership player), JMM (who was great for a while then did nothing), and Lewis (who looks a very good 1st Division player).

 

Sort of, but not really. There has to be seller to have a market. For instance, I'm not looking to sell my house. If you call me and bid me $50K, and that's the only bid I have, that's not the market value; that's what one guy tried to pay me to buy it from me on the cheap.

 

Thank you.

Its amazing how many people think its a good idea for MLS to take whatever is offered and are trying to find circuitous ways to justify it.

 

True enough.

But it's also true that you would only really compare Howard and Bocanegra as MLSers. Mathis at his best was better than DeMarcus, but he was well past his best when he went to Hannover.

Oh, and Stern John was a real force, but I think most MLS fans would say the league has improved so much since then that comparisons are hard to make.

I'm assuming that the reason you're not giving Bocanegra any props is that he's only done it for half a season. I don't think you're being unfair, but if he's still a fixture in the Fulham lineup in December, ESPECIALLY if he's still playing out of position, that gives you an idea of DMB's value. The difference in current value last season between those two was small. And DMB has youth on his side, in comparison.

$1.3M is a joke of an offer. $2M is IMO inadequate. If someone wants him, with a year and a half to go on his contract, the offer has to be near $3M. Remember, in MLS, the main thing is winning MLS Cup. So from the Fire perspective, if DMB is sold now, they're losing *2* postseasons of DMB. His "value" to the league drops in half at the winter transfer window. I expect him to be sold then. S'hampton's bid would, IMO, be very close to fair at that point.

 

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/writers/grant_wahl/06/24/mls.expansion/index.htmlI was trying to remember the transfer fee that Ajax agreed for him two years ago. Wahl's article states that Ajax agreed to $2.3 million dollars. I think that states a decent "market value" for Beasley.

 

the chairman of Soton was effusive in praise of beaz, and said he would be a big star in EPL- then offered chump change for him. As Ali G said "aint that a little hypocriticalist?"

 

Thats they way football works.

At least you understand.

Its a shame that someone has to make an offer for him to make him start playing well.