2021 Roster Discussion
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quarantine is only 5 days so its already over. the only question is really his visa status, but hes clearly training with the team now i think
yea that is the question. based on last week's injury report, visa doesn't seem to be an issue.
can't wait to see him and thiago debut this weekend. i'm excited and hoping for some flashes of brilliance to make things exciting.
HERE WE GO:
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From his signing to today is 6 days. Maybe his youth national team status and history made it easier? Or maybe we earned some tricks getting Andrade through the process? Either way great news.
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Is it possible that we could have gotten the process started before he was officially introduced?
This club does love its secrecy. The Athletic article is a little vague on the timeline, but suggests the negotiations started late February or early March. I was under the impression that you cannot apply for the visa until signed, but maybe that's just a practical consideration rather than a legal obstacle. In other words, usually nobody bothers to start the visa process early because (1) it might be pointless if the signing never happens, and (2) it usually takes 7-10 days at most anyway. So maybe we started Magno a few weeks ago after seeing how long it is taking this year. Of course starting an application makes it less likely you can maintain secrecy. NYCFC can fly under the radar here, but can a just relegated from top flight Brazilian club keep news media and chatty visa processors quiet?
Seems like it, not sure why else they would make a jersey for him and have him in training as #43, does seem rather odd choice though.
Here's the timeline from https://vasco.com.br/ceo-luiz-mello-fala-sobre-benchmarking-com-o-nyc-fc/:
"In a press conference last Thursday (05/20), the Executive Director of Soccer, Alexandre Bird, explained the process of negotiating the sale of Talles between Vasco da Gama and [CFG]. Check excerpts:
“Talles' negotiation started almost two months ago. [CFG] has a representative here in Brazil, an executive called Carlos Santoro, whom I want to thank and send a hug. A guy who worked very well, who has all the information on the market. They are very organized, we will learn a lot from them. ”
“Luiz Mello, our CEO, is there, he traveled with Talles on Sunday, he was with me in all this negotiation, in all meetings, in all decision-making. And then he and I would take people inside the Club that we had to take so that we could evolve. Then in the middle of that there was Talles' injury, he had his surgery, he was followed up by City's doctors, until he arrived at that moment, 10, 15 days from the window, where we managed to evolve, he was able to go there ”
based on his highlight reels on youtube, seems his usual # is 11, which is Taty's. but he's also had 43 in the past too.
Someone on bigsoccer said we were close to signing Prince Amponsah as a HG.
Somewhere, years ago, I got the impression we paid a flat fee annually, for our share of CFG scouting services. Can't really say that with confidence though.
do we have space in our roster? I also read on twitter people want Dante Polvara to be signed, apparently he did very well in college this year.
We have 28 players. The max is 30. Spots 1-20 are the "Senior Roster" - which can include anyone. Spots 21-30 are the "Supplemental Roster" and have to be homegrown players with a few spots available for senior players earning the league minimum (this is a very general summary).
According to Spotrac, we are using 9/10 spots on our Supplemental Roster (notably, they do not include Gloster on that list, even though he has a homegrown tag). That would mean we are using 19/20 Senior Roster spots, including Magno, but excluding Mitrita.
That means we can sign one more Senior Player and one more homegrown without releasing anyone or putting anyone on the season long DL. So, that's Santi and maybe Amponsah, but nobody else. More interestingly, if we sign Santi, we are full on the Senior Roster and can't sign DP #3 without releasing someone, putting someone on the DL, or moving someone to the Supplemental Roster.
interesting, so torres/ Mitri still count even though they are out on loan ?
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