NYCFC Players Wanted Thread
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He's too good for any CFG club.
The rumor is that Zlatan is only signing a one year deal with MU as a bridge to an open DP spot at NYCFC. #rumorstarter
So kinda like Lamps taking a couple-month bridge loan to MCFC until the MLS season started?
#rumorkiller
- Leandro Damiao
- Kevin-Prince Boateng
- Philippe Mexes
- Martin Caceres
Late responding to these, but physical strikers like Bendtner and Adebayor would be very useful on Yankee Stadium's narrow field. If we want to win at home, we have to go more direct, and either of those guys would enable that.
He's going to find his way to Bayern or the PL. 1. CFG would only pay his fee for Man City and 2. Would not want to stifle his development by bringing him to MLS.
On that note. A transfer to Man City (not like I support them, just good for him) and eventually coming to us in 7 odd years would be amazing. But then we'd be using a DP on a CB... Maybe that's not so bad if our youth system is developing real talent by then.
I would go with either South American.
Leandro has ok size to play up top, fills a need. I'd prefer a tad bigger striker. He's not a DP though IMO. Not sure what his price would be.
Caceres is an very underrated defender, can play CB, LB, RB. Probably staying in Serie A though. Not really worth a DP spot, but close. We couldn't afford him otherwise.
It's gonna be very interesting to see where this club goes with the Lampard DP spot. It sucks that it might have to be a mid season move if it's a European player.
I'm all in on Kaisuke Honda. With AC Milan under new ownership and Honda with one year left on his deal, he could potentially join us during any of the next three transfer windows. He's also slightly out of favor there, yet would probably dominate here, and fit our system as a winger or CAM. Basically the best upgrade for McNamara you could get, and super marketable.
I also really want Brad Guzan. It's too rare of a situation to pass up - the #1 US goalkeeper available after relegation from the EPL, coupled with a massive need at goalkeeper.
Could something like Mix to DC United, who could slot him in as a DP, for a bunch of allocation money work? That would be a net gain of $750,000 (Mix's salary) + $500,000 (GAM) = $1.25 million in cap room. That might be enough to entice Guzan here? Or is this wishful thinking?
Could something like Mix to DC United, who could slot him in as a DP, for a bunch of allocation money work? That would be a net gain of $750,000 (Mix's salary) + $500,000 (GAM) = $1.25 million in cap room. That might be enough to entice Guzan here? Or is this wishful thinking?
I'd love Guzan, but next to John Brooks, Guzan's value is skyrocketing during the Copa. He's only been beaten on a Set Play corner, a PK, and a shot that was visually screened. That's not bad considering the competition. I'd bet his agent has already fielded calls from teams that now realize what he can do with 10 guys that have more than a pulse & a tab at the pub. If he shows well against Argentina, MLS can forget about any chance of signing him.
Maybe the wrong thread for this, but that's a great point to expand on and why a 2 continent Copa America is so important and hopefully continues. It gives our USMNT players an opportunity to shine every other summer vs top competition (since no one takes CONCACAF only cups seriously) and find their way to the biggest clubs in the word, which can only strengthen our national team and even earn some large transfer fees for MLS teams with USMNT on their roster who excel in those situations.
When I watch Guzan, I think of us playing out of the back with him. He would be a good fit. But like what was said, his value has risen significantly with a good showing in Copa.
The Copa usually has 12 teams. They expanded it to 16 for the Centennial. But since CONMEBOL has only 10 teams they always invite 2 extras so we could go on occasion. The USA -- at least according to Wikipedia, is often invited and usually declines because of conflicts with MLS. "The United States was invited to every tournament between 1997 and 2007 but frequently turned down the invitation due to scheduling conflicts with Major League Soccer. However, on 30 October 2006, the US Soccer Federation accepted the invitation to participate in the 2007 tournament, ending a 12-year absence."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_América
Maybe if we had accepted during that period we would not have been invited the subsequent tournaments. Can't say. This was our first appearance since 2007 and I don't know if we were invited in between and the wiki doesn't say.
Andre Gignac, wears #10 for the French national team. He is a starter do France and currently plays for Tigres of Mexico. He is the top scorer of the Mexica league 2 years in a row.
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