2018 General MLS Transfer Rumors
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Poor Acosta. Dallas shitted on him hard not selling him last summer. Ruined the trajectory of his entire career.
Now, he’ll likely never get more than a handful more US call ups.
COL Receives: Kellyn Acosta
DAL Receives: Dominic Badji; COL's natural 1st round 2019 SuperDraft pick; 2018 and 2019 international roster spot; a portion of a transfer for Acosta outside of MLS
Honeslty I think what Colorado really needs is a goalkeeper. I'm sorry Tim, you're not good anymore.
You're right about Tim but that's not all they need.
Not by a long shot.
I don’t even know what decent pieces they have anymore. Hairston? He’s decent. Probably should try to get out of there ASAP.
yeah, but I personally think half of the goals they let in this year were because of him. Every highlights I watch, I'm shocked at how he lets such stupid balls in that even Saunders wouldn't have let in. Just an improved goalkeeper would decrease their potential GA by a good 10-15 goals by the end of the season, imo.
Great thread. Go to Twitter for the whole thing.
Nice thread. Made me wonder about timing given their collapse last year.
On July 24, they were first in the Western Conference with 34 points and a 9-3-7 record. That's around the time the rumors around Acosta and others started heating up.
By August 31, the date they publicly announced nobody was being sold, they had gone 0-4-2 and fallen to 7th in the West, where they finished. That was part of an 0-6-4 stretch - 4 points in 10 games - that ruined their season.
I haven't seen a narrative that examines whether transfer discord contributed to their collapse, but it's worth considering.
Funny. I thought that was the narrative. Guess we were seeing different media.
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Regarding Adi.
His age and resume would presumably make Adi a prime trade target, but the sources said that his contract could make it difficult for Portland to get much of a return for him from another MLS team. The Timbers extended Adi’s contract last year, with sources saying his new contract runs through 2020. According to the MLS Players Association, his new deal is paying him $1,933,333.33 this year. That puts him well above the $1.5 million maximum to be eligible to be bought down with Targeted Allocation Money, meaning any MLS team he moves to would have to classify him as a DP. The sources confirmed that he'll make more than $1.5 million every year for the duration of his contract.
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018...asked-portland-move-timbers-exploring-options
https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/0...incinnati-acquires-adi-alashe-from-mls-clubs/
What will come the way of San Jose and Portland in return? Probably little in the case of the latter, as the move will open up significant salary for the Timbers. San Jose on the other hand may be getting money or future considerations.
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