Nycfc Acquire Cdm Federico Bravo On Loan From Boca Juniors [FINALLY confirmed p13]

[gbservis]

To answer your last question first, because Wingert in particular clearly had value for RSL, to the extent that NYCFC gift-wrapped him for them and asked other teams not to claim him, meaning he had value for other teams as well. If international spots truly grow on trees like some point act like, then it should be reasonable to expect NYCFC could receive a "trivial" benefit for providing something of value.

More broadly, we don't know the details of either of their new contracts. Posters on this board assume the contracts are lower, because we have a low perception of the value of these players. Until the players's union releases salaries, it's all speculative.

When you look at Portland roster and it's apparent that Grabavoy is clearly a depth player for them I don't think it's that large of an assumption to conclude that there is no way he's making what he did last year. MLS teams can't afford to burn that level of money on a bench player.

 

[gbservis]

Apparently RSL and NYCFC worked together to get him there as it was his first choice. There were other teams interested in him.

http://www.bigapplesoccer.com/teams/nycfc2.php?article_id=43774

Teams were interested in him once he was on waivers. Hopefully if we could have traded him for something before putting him on waivers we would have done so regardless of his desire to get back to RSL. The fact that they sat on him all the way up to camp makes me think they did explore trading him. Either that of they were super uncertain about being able to get the defensive players that they did and they held on to him as a back up plan until all the signings played out.

 

[NYCFCfan]

Update on Bravo:

Boca Juniors had an event today, an open practice with interviews. Bravo wasn't there. Unfortunately that's all I got. Read into that what you will.

 

[Ulrich]

Update on Bravo:

Boca Juniors had an event today, an open practice with interviews. Bravo wasn't there. Unfortunately that's all I got. Read into that what you will.

How'd you get that inside scoop from the NYC Dept of Motor Vehicles office?

 

[mgarbowski]

Either that of they were super uncertain about being able to get the defensive players that they did and they held on to him as a back up plan until all the signings played out.

I think that's most likely it.
I also want to say that he gives every indication of being a very decent fellow.

 

[BlueWarrior]

Update on Bravo:

Boca Juniors had an event today, an open practice with interviews. Bravo wasn't there. Unfortunately that's all I got. Read into that what you will.

so you are saying he has signed for charleston athletic?

uh damn it.

 

[BxLio91]

I think the club decided to do Chris a solid which I agree with.

 

[EganSoccerWords]

Would you give up an international roster spot for Chris Wingert? The answer for everyone here would be hell no. Interested in signing a player on wavier does not equal willing to trade for him.

 

[gbservis]

Would you give up an international roster spot for Chris Wingert? The answer for everyone here would be hell no. Interested in signing a player on wavier does not equal willing to trade for him.

It's like putting an old TV on the curb with the garbage and then when someone picks it up for free concluding that since someone wanted it you could have sold it for $. The logic makes no sense.

 

[joe]

derek_villa

It's like putting an old TV on the curb with the garbage and then when someone picks it up for free concluding that since someone wanted it you could have sold it for $. The logic makes no sense.

The point was about the value of the international pick (the $ in your analogy), not the value of the TV.

 

[NYCFCfan]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

 

[sbrylski]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

I have a feeling they don't either, lol. #justMLSthings

 

[D_RoyJenkins]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

We're getting Tefu Mashamaite'd

 

[LionNYC]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

Isn't this why we have FIFA? To have standardized methods across leagues for seamlessness?

 

[sbrylski]

Isn't this why we have FIFA? To have standardized methods across leagues for seamlessness?

No, FIFA exists to make select individuals money. Duh.

 

[Falastur]

Isn't this why we have FIFA? To have standardized methods across leagues for seamlessness?

FIFA approves the registration of players. National law and national culture determines what actually goes into a contract.

 

[Fantazma]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

Single entity is such a foreign concept so it's understandable

 

[SayWhat44]

Even if we finalized the deal today I imagine we're at least a couple weeks out until he joins the team due to visa issues.

 

[BxLio91]

International spots?

 

[Ohenry]

Finally got an update last night. People at Boca Juniors are saying it's happening "without a doubt" but blames the delays on working out the difference between how contracts are in the US and Argentina so, not too sure what that means.

Ink versus pencil.