2025 Roster and Transfer Discussion Thread

[BxLio91]

Guys the Maxi/Santi replacement is Carrizo. He's just not ready yet and we'll monitor him until he turns 18 then we'll

Spoiler

transfer him to Man City without having played significant minutes for us

 

[Kenny]

Hmm I wonder whether there is a slightly-past-his-prime-but-still-top-tier creative attacking midfielder, say 33yo, entering the last year of his contract, with CFG...

 

[joe]

Solving the not enough minutes for the forwards to go around issue by letting them all leave. 4D chess.

 

[moogoo]

Hmm I wonder whether there is a slightly-past-his-prime-but-still-top-tier creative attacking midfielder, say 33yo, entering the last year of his contract, with CFG...

i'm curious how he would do. seems to be injury prone these days and doesn't get around the field that well anymore. i would take him though.

 

[EganSoccerWords]

Glenn said Santi was carrying a knock. was it really a healthy scratch?

if santi goes this suddenly, the soonest we'll have a replacement is probably the summer. i have zero faith in Lee to have been prepared for this.

Lee: "Oh talles, you're back. so listen, santi is gone so we need you to play the 10. "

He never said Santi had a knock. Said he was not injured and just resting.

 

[JayH]

He never said Santi had a knock. Said he was not injured and just resting.

It sounds like the ol’ Patrick is attending to a personal matter overseas.

 

[moogoo]

He never said Santi had a knock. Said he was not injured and just resting.

he mentions wolf, santi, and martins and he says "they are all nursing some injuries". then he says wolf is almost back and that santi is mostly being given some time and expect him to be back for game 2. based on that, not sure you can definitively conclude he was a healthy scratch.

 

[Kjbert]

If you are really offered $15 million for Santi, you have to take that.

Would anyone here pay $15 million for Santi? No. Of course not.

This season is already a write off.

 

[Shwafta]

If you are really offered $15 million for Santi, you have to take that.

Would anyone here pay $15 million for Santi? No. Of course not.

This season is already a write off.

100% agreed. Maybe not the write-off season thing if we can somehow improve but... you kinda HAVE to take a 15 mil offer for Santi.

 

[ZYanksRule]

If you are really offered $15 million for Santi, you have to take that.

Would anyone here pay $15 million for Santi? No. Of course not.

This season is already a write off.

This season is not a write-off if Santi leaves. We will find someone else and bring in a DP. Hopefully that person hits and is an impact player.

We still, even if Santi leaves, have a dynamic attacking group with Alonso, Wolf, Fernandez, and Ojeda. We still have Parks and Perea. We still have Gray and Ilenic plus good CB's. We still have a Top-3 goalie in MLS. This is still a good team, and they are not going to stand pat if Santi leaves.

We may disagree with them on recruitment, but they will not stand pat.

 

[mgarbowski]

Deal off?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1887599672463851950

 

[ZYanksRule]

Deal off?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1887599672463851950

David Lee fights for us.

 

[Gene]

Deal off?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1887599672463851950

I can only assume "contrapropsta absurda" translates to "$15 million? BWAHAHA!"

 

[LionNYC]

Says the player wanted to make the transfer (wear the shirt), so that he's staying here as of now, will be okay with us?

 

[moogoo]

Says the player wanted to make the transfer (wear the shirt), so that he's staying here as of now, will be okay with us?

i wouldn't read too much into it. just because he would be agreeable to the move doesn't mean he wanted to get away from us.

and it would be in his best interest to perform well so he can get more opportunities to increase his value and get another move, maybe to europe.

 

[Fantazma]

I can only assume "contrapropsta absurda" translates to "$15 million? BWAHAHA!"

the botafogo offer was 15M, i can only assume NYCFC wanted much more.

 

[Cohibax]

If you are really offered $15 million for Santi, you have to take that.

Would anyone here pay $15 million for Santi? No. Of course not.

This season is already a write off.

100% especially with the 30% sell on fee. It opens up the DP spot for an impact player and shifts probably Hannes to that position and Ojeda/Malachi on the wings with Martinez up top.

 

[Joe_Cos]

I do think the CFG strategy is going to change to some degree when we move into the new stadium, even if it’s short-term. That’s where they sell Etihad to the world and for that they will want to make sure the product on the field enhances the magnificent new stadium. And for the amounts they are seeking for the high-end seats/suites (which really are outrageous) they will need some marquee players. No one is paying 100k+ to watch some no name unproven kids.

I was listening to the Sportico podcast and I thought this was interesting, they were saying NYCFC is trying to sell the hospitality packages at $300K.

“So NYCFC finally got approval for a new stadium, broke ground in December, going to be at the very top of the charts when you talk about revenue when they open in 2027. They're already out there selling the hospitality packages, which have been at gigantic numbers. I mean, they're selling suites at $300,000.”

From Sporticast: MLS Valuations Breakdown, Feb 4, 2025

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sporticast/id1548818141?i=1000688879952&r=922

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[ZYanksRule]

I was listening to the Sportico podcast and I thought this was interesting, they were saying NYCFC is trying to sell the hospitality packages at $300K.

“So NYCFC finally got approval for a new stadium, broke ground in December, going to be at the very top of the charts when you talk about revenue when they open in 2027. They're already out there selling the hospitality packages, which have been at gigantic numbers. I mean, they're selling suites at $300,000.”

From Sporticast: MLS Valuations Breakdown, Feb 4, 2025

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sporticast/id1548818141?i=1000688879952&r=922

This material may be protected by copyright.

$300,000 for 18 games would be an average of $16,667/game. If a suite holds 20 people, they'd be charging over $800/person for those tickets. Jeepers. Hopefully that revenue helps keep the rest of our seats a little cheaper.

 

[moogoo]

$300,000 for 18 games would be an average of $16,667/game. If a suite holds 20 people, they'd be charging over $800/person for those tickets. Jeepers. Hopefully that revenue helps keep the rest of our seats a little cheaper.

it's nice that you think that making tickets cheaper for regular seats is why they are charging so much for suites. haha.

prices are going up all over. they gotta recoup all those years of renting out a baseball stadium.