According to Soccer365.com Steve sampson will head a trip to Argentina and Brazil in search for new talent for the Galaxy. Sampsons first stop will be the famed River Plate, where during Dec 1 to Dec 6 he will scout talent.. And will also go to Sao Pablo to scout... Who in River Plate is in MLS price range, a loan deal to get the very talented Daniel Luduena would be a great move for MLS... Fernando Crosa, a defender is experencied and sees limited action with River. Aside from that River is very keen on keeping there young players. This may not sound crazy, but with his recent fall in form and growing production of Jose Sand, Maxi Lopez, and Gata fernandez, Marcelo Salas could be loaned to the Galaxy if MLS can get a three way deal with River, Juventus, and MLS... Colombian Jario Patino is in all accounts a River Plate bust and would most likely be the first player from the 1st team to get put up for sale...
River has a good group of youngsters... I just wonder who could MLS afford to pay a transfer fee for...
Argentinian teams are having massive financial problems. Look at Tevez, probably the brightest young stud in the league right now, and he is going to leave for a Brazilian club....from Boca Jrs. The entire Argentinian economy is in shambles.....many good players want to leave for a more stable, and much safer, environment. I think MLS can and should take advantage of this situation.
But those players want to play at a high competitive level, some may not think MLS is that, so some may want to stay in Argy-Land and risk it.
Thanks Mario! I jumped to two conlusions right before you answered them. First- Sampson's going to Argentina for a coaching job. Second: Who from River Plate could MLS afford? The Galaxy is losing two or three of its highest paid players for next season, so I hope we see at least one game breaker from River Plate and one from somewhere else. River Plate has decent support in L.A. They played Chivas there not long ago, and probably 7-10,000 supporters were there.
Absolutely.....and I didn't state that EVERY player would want to come to MLS. But as things worsen in Argentina leagues like MLS become more and more attractive to some of the second tier players.....players that would be immediate starters in MLS.
Tevez is leaving argentina because he had a DISASTEROUS SEASON in which the clubs intrested in him dropped the transfer fee. He going to brasil because A- he feels that the press in argentina is doing him wrong, how could that be??? he is still hailed as a god, LOL, and 2- 18 million is what Corinthias is paying. 18 Million. Is money NO team in Argentina or in most parts of the world walk away from...
True, but you have to agree, the Argie financial situation is very difficult, making other leagues (previously thought to be off limits) more attractive to some players.
In an interview, Christian Gomez was asked what he thought of MLS. He said one or two things about style ("more physical than I thought,") and ended with, the checks come on time. FYI.
You're saying that a player is looking for a stable and safe environment, so he's going to Brazil ? Holy crap things must be bad in Argentina!
I remembered once a Colombian guy played for MetroStars asked the cash after the game. Taking him 15 days to understand you do get the check you are promised to get.
Actually, that was John Wilmar Perez of the Crew, IIRC. The economic situation in Argentina is better than it was 2 years ago. They're keeping the Colombians in the league now, and some Argies are coming back from Russia, where Cavenaghi went for bucks. Players on my MLS wish list from the Argentine league? --Sosa of Estudiantes --Romagnioli of San Lorenzo --Zarate of Velez (but Toluca's already got an eye on him--too rich for our blood, then) --Colombian Giovanni Hernandez of Colon de Santa Fe (also too much $$, I bet) 3 of these 4 are young midfield playmakers--something MLS desperately needs (no offense, Kyle Martino, but you're not in the same ballpark). We don't need more Herzogs or Limpars, we need young-er skilled guys like Gomez and Amado Guevara--the type the US just isn't producing (Landon Donovan being an animal entirely unto himself).
One factor here is not being considered, Mexico. All south american players will go to mexico before coming to Mls, as it pays alot more, has more exposure, participates in the Libertadores, sudamericana and is a more competitive league in general. So the only south americans that would come to Mls are the ones not good enough for Europe and rejected by both South American and mexican clubs. meaning the rest of the rest.
geovanni is way too good for mls lollolololololol hes the best midfielder in sotuh america and argentina
Ever hear of Marco Etcheverry? He played here and, as I understand, was pretty good. There was also that Columbian guy with the crazy hair, some legendary playmaker or another.
Hernandez is NOT the best player in South America, maybe you heard of a kid from Brazil named Ronaldhino Gaucho???? he plays in Barcelona of Spain. And by far this might have been Hernandez's best year in Argentine football, but the best in argentina??? NO WAY!!! You don't become the best because you FINALLY deliver for your team, it took Hernandez 1 1/2 to finally play well....
Etcheverry sucked ass when you compared him to other South American talent. He did good in MLS but was pretty average at best with the type of people being talked about in this thread. And Valderrama was on the last legs of his career when he came here, its amazing he lasted as long as he did.
I wonder...over the last 3-4 years, which league has a better record of developing players for Europe? Because we (mostly) follow the EPL and BL much more than Spain and Italy, we're more aware of all the MLSers making it. I wonder if the MFL really has more exposure.