Good point. That is how they often do it. But if that is the case there's no reason he needs to be loaned within CFG. Sometimes they do that, but not always: eg Harrison, Diskerud.
2024 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread
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agustin just recovered from an ACL injury and nycfc wants him on a loan with option to buy. i guess they trying to get him on a discount.
FAKE NEWS. . . . . . He'll be 28 in April.
I have no idea how the Romanian SuperLiga compares to MLS, but FWIW he's bagged 43 goals in 101 matches.
TransferMarkt.us lists his fee @ $2.5 mil.
meh, why not? A successful Eye-talian in NYC would be a rock star.
"for a third-round pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft" we pretty much just gave him away...
No surprise. Nothing more than paring away another veteran to make room for somebody who excelled on his particular country's U-Something team.
Not about the return on the player here, about getting his $600K+ contract off the books.
i would agree, but the dude just could not stay healthy and in this cap league with that salary they were not going to keep him.
lots of books we got rid of last year and didn't do much to... book others
I think his rights stay with nycfc if another mls team wants him. so that is why he has to be "traded" for something.
I'll never forget watching him getting both ankles taped before taking the pitch in last year's preseason camp. I'm surprised he could even walk after getting mummified like that.
3rd round pick in the super draft = traded for a bag of practice cones. Too bad they don’t have “future considerations” like in the NHL which is coded for “giving away for nothing”.
Good move to clear $$ off the books.
Good move to clear $$ off the books.
It would be nice if the team didn't make it so hard to remember that we had already declined his option. We basically received compensation for him signing elsewhere in free agency. San Jose's release about the move said the trade was for "the right of first refusal" and that they subsequently signed him to a one-year contract with an option for 2025.
Good player, but couldn't stay healthy. Rather lose a player a year early than a year late.
Good player, but couldn't stay healthy. Rather lose a player a year early than a year late.
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To be honest I think with all the playing time he had last year it is a year too late.
Considering him in isolation I agree. Considering how many players we lost from 2022 to 2023 I think it made sense to keep him. Also Sands was still on Rangers through February 2023.
