2023 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread

[KevinJRogers]

New guy. Sounds like a depth piece.

New York City Football Club Signs Defender Jose 'Tony' Alfaro | New York City FC

Read in Spanish New York City Football Club can today announce that it has signed free agent defender Jose ‘Tony’ Alfaro through the 2023 season with an option for 2024. The Mexican-born defender most recently spent two seasons with D.C. United making 43 appearances and recording one goal and one

www.nycfc.com

I think so, too. It's going to be one heck of busy season. We'll need to rotate quite a bit.

 

[GratefulDawg]

Is this our HISTORIC FIRST Mexican player?

Sounders and D.C. United fans on r/MLS are not giving me much hope about the guy.

 

[Fantazma]

replacing the Vuk slot? or what an Ibeagha replacement should of been?

i also dont like that we getting someone that even DC United didnt want. considering they were trash last year.

 

[canchon]

Only needs the NYCFC announcement to make it official it seems…

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605975443299094530

 

[Higgs1]

Odd how it's obviously official, what are we waiting for announcing it and thanking him? lol

 

[mgarbowski]

Pellegrini return official.

New York City Football Club Claims Matías Pellegrini Off Waivers | New York City FC

New York City Football Club can today announce that Midfielder Matías Pellegrini has been claimed off waivers. Pellegrini returns to New York after being acquired in August of last season. The Argentine made four appearances in the regular season, in addition to two appearances in the 2022 MLS...

www.nycfc.com

It's very MLS to claim your own player off waivers. I also wonder whether claiming the same player off waivers two time in 4 months and 2 days is a new MLS record.

 

[Gotham Gator]

NYCFC 2023 DEPTH CHART

Striker: Heber
Wing/Striker: Talles Magno
Wing: Thaigo, Jasson, Pereira, Pellegrini, Jimenez
Wing/CAM: Moralez, Rodriguez, Carrizo
CM: Parks, Morales, Haak
RB: Gray
LB: O'Toole, Amundsen, Gloster, McFarlane, Turnbull
CB: Chanot, Callens, Martins, Alfaro, Owusu, Benalcazar
GK: Johnson, Barraza, Mizell

Italics - means status uncertain due to loan expiry, free agent status or rumors of departure.

 

[LionNYC]

I know Maxi wanted to go back home, but I hope that NYCFC gets the most money available to put towards GAM for this "transfer".

 

[gbservis]

NYCFC 2023 DEPTH CHART

Striker: Heber
Wing/Striker: Talles Magno
Wing: Thaigo, Jasson, Pereira, Pellegrini, Jimenez
Wing/CAM: Moralez, Rodriguez, Carrizo
CM: Parks, Morales, Haak
RB: Gray
LB: O'Toole, Amundsen, Gloster, McFarlane, Turnbull
CB: Chanot, Callens, Martins, Alfaro, Owusu, Benalcazar
GK: Johnson, Barraza, Mizell

Italics - means status uncertain due to loan expiry, free agent status or rumors of departure.

Yikes, that roster is looking thin.

On a side note, I went to see NYCFC2 play Union2 in Philly early in the season and Turnbull played RB with O'Toole at LB. Not sure if that was out of position for him or not.

 

[ZYanksRule]

I know Maxi wanted to go back home, but I hope that NYCFC gets the most money available to put towards GAM for this "transfer".

That's probably mostly irrelevant considering we're replacing a DP, right? We can spend whatever we want on a DP replacement.

 

[Kjbert]

That's probably mostly irrelevant considering we're replacing a DP, right? We can spend whatever we want on a DP replacement.

Did we not buy him down? Good point.

 

[ZYanksRule]

Did we not buy him down? Good point.

I think his salary was lowered to a point where he could have been a TAM player but since we only had him, Martins, and Talles as DPs we kept him as a DP. It was all kind of confusing and we never got full confirmation either way.

 

[Kenny]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1605965303011168256

Buccaneering right back?

 

[twsj91]

Any chance Gray slides over to CB which allows this Slovenian kid to play RB? Many of you have said Gray looks best as a CB.

 

[mgarbowski]

Christian McFarlane signs long term deal, per Fabrizio Romano.

No club announcement and I think this photo might be recycled from hist initial signing.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1606255269641457665

 

[LionNYC]

From that photo looks like him and his mom know they signed the entire treasure chest and Lee is a bit annoyed about it.

 

[Shwafta]

If true, great move by the fo. We are gonna get a huge sum for him in a few years. I wonder what made him want to stay?

 

[mgarbowski]

Yeah, the image in Romano's tweet is definitely from his initial signing day. Does not mean this is not true. I think Romano is pretty reliable usually, and this is just because the club has not released any info or pictures officially.

 

[Gotham Gator]

Yikes, that roster is looking thin.

On a side note, I went to see NYCFC2 play Union2 in Philly early in the season and Turnbull played RB with O'Toole at LB. Not sure if that was out of position for him or not.

Interesting. I was trying to figure out where Turnbull mostly played. Somewhere (either the Club site or Transfermrkt) stated that he prefers the left side, but he can certainly do either one.

 

[mgarbowski]

Official Maxi departure tweet from club.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1606303767531356160