Transfer Rumor: Seattle Sounders Interested In Prince Tagoe, But Not Paying $10M A Year
by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 9:58 AM PDT
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Another week, another player rumored to be transferring to the Seattle Sounders. This time, it's Ghana's Prince Tagoe, who was actually quoted in a Ghanian newspaper as saying he's been offered $200,000 a week (that's the equivalent of $10 million a year) to don the Rave Green (H/T to MLS-Rumors for finding this).
Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer admitted to having heard the rumor and even said they "have tracked" Tagoe. He also said that they wouldn't be paying $10 million a year for anyone.
"I can't comment on contract issues," Hanauer told Sounder at Heart. "Prince is under contract with another club. Separately, we will not be paying anyone $200,000 per week."
As a point of reference, David Beckham is MLS's highest paid player he gets about $6.5 million a year, which translates to about $125,000 a week. Thierry Henry makes about $5.6 million a year.
Based on those comments, I'd put pretty limited stock in this rumor, although I wouldn't rule it out completely. Tagoe has reportedly already agreed to personal terms with Swiss champion FC Basel, who supposedly paid the Bundesliga's TSG Hoffenheim $9 million for his transfer. It's quite possible that Tagoe is just trying to squeeze a little bit more money out of the deal by saying this:
"It is true. Seattle Sounders have approached me with US$200, 000 a week. There are a lot of offers and I’m considering all of them."
But let's imagine the Sounders were willing to spend the money it took to get Tagoe. The 24-year-old forward already has 28 caps with the Ghana national team, has eight international goals and made the 2010 World Cup roster where he started three games for the quarterfinalists. He's coming off a club season in which he scored nine goals in 15 league matches for FK Partizan of the Serbian Superliga. In all competitions for club and country, he scored 15 goals in 29 matches.
At 6-foot-2 and possessing obvious talent, it should be no surprise that the Sounders are interested in him. Whether or not could afford his services, whatever price that may be, is another issue entirely.
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Sounds like Adrian's general comments
rule out guys like Forlan and Drogba, which is not at all surprising, but a bit sad. How much are Beckham and Henry making per week?
Not $200k
The highest paid player in MLS is David Beckham, and he makes about $6.5 million a year. I guess that’s about $125k a week.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it was a misquote?
$200k a year sounds more MLS-reasonable. But on the other hand I can’t see this guy going for “only” $200k/year.
by ABTsportsline on Jun 20, 2011 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
why so attatched to a guy like Drogba?
he is 33 and at that point where he is looking for one final contract and a team where he can still be a starter. I just think the MLS love affair with these types needs to end…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agree, but...
Seeing guys like Henry lead the league in goals can easily sway fans of a team deprived of goals scored by forwards
by ABTsportsline on Jun 20, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather have a 24 year old with possible undeveloped potential than a European washout
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Again, not disagreeing
I’m with you, buddy. I’m just saying I can understand why some clamor for the guy. If it were me, I’m going with youth nine times out of ten.
by ABTsportsline on Jun 20, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I mean, I'd take Drogba
don’t get me wrong ;-)
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by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions
But Drogba isn't a washout
neither was Henry
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Henry certainly was
saw his role at Barca diminish rapidly, and it was apparent his time as a regular contributor on top-level European clubs was coming to an end.
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Sorry losing your time at Barca to the following players doesn't mean you're done
Ibrahamivic
Bojan
Messi
Pedro
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
and so that's why other elite European sides were so eager to sign him
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
He is a level of player with endorsement history
that makes MORE by coming to MLS. In fact he’s at a time he was the 2nd most endorsed Euro players from US companies.
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so you are implying he came here for endorsement potential
doesn’t that sort of fit into my point about aging superstars looking for one final contract?
or am I missing the greater point?
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions
he could ignore offers from euro sides, because unlike most players
he would make more money here.
a vast majority of international signings take a 20% paycut by coming to the USA, but for generally better lifestyle (Latin, African) or lower tax rates/cost of living.
He was so sought by MLS over a two year stretch, when he was connected to NYC, SEA and YVR that no Euro side needed to bother.
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of course not
because this is the MLS
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by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions
because you guys just sem interested in refuting whatever I say
I’m strugling to understand why my feeling that maybe MLS teams should look beyond aging European superstars is so controversial? Wasn’t there an earlier post on this very blog about this very subject?
Is the idea that the “messianic complex” that MLS teams and fans have about guys like Henry and Drogba might be limited in long-term scope really that outside the box?
I say let the others grasp for 2-3 year solutions, and maybe we can find a 8-10 year solution that also allows us to build greater depth
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions
No 23 year old will stay in MLS for more than 4 years if they are any good
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unless the league improves its caliber
by making it a place where 23 years olds who are good will want to stay…
the love affair with the Beckham’s, Henry’s, et al. only reinfores the idea that MLS is where you END your career, not help build it…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions
There's a difference between Henry and Beckham
One still has it left in the tank and is good, thereby a quality signing.
The other isa washed up underwear model.
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Beckham wasn't quite so washed up when he first signed with MLS
and then used LA as his booty call team…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions
sorry if you feel like we're refuting everything you say...
But who, exactly, is the kind of player you’d like to see the sounders get? I’m with you that signing the next David Beckham is not a great idea, but who would be?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions
or the next Ljungberg, or the next Nkufo...
for some insight look back to the start of this thread, before this all went pear-shaped…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I must be missing it...
Other than Dempsey, I don’t see another name. Instead of referring elsewhere, why not just answer the question?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
actually yes
the fact he is a legend of American soccer and a beloved local figure doesn’t change the facts…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Frei is money
The team in front of him sucks
by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Because he's better than anyone in the MLS right now, and will be fore the next couple of years.
Come on, this isn’t a difficult question.
by Graham MacAree on Jun 20, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
okay, great
so MLS is a place for aging superstars to, like I said, earn one final contract and still be a starter. That’s fine…
I’ll take the young guys and a distinct identity for this League. The Beckham Experiment was a slippery slope from day one…
I would also honestly rather see a concerted effort to bring back American players in their primes than further this aging European superstar messianic complex MLS is determined to foster…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Having some aging European superstars could help bring back American players in their primes
It’s not necessarily one or the other. Surely having Beckham, Ljungberg, Henry, Keller, etc., come to MLS had some influence on, say, Benny Feilhaber when he decided to sign with MLS.
I think that teams have caught on that you can’t just bring in a big name guy unless he can play. If he can’t play, then he’s not generating good publicity for your team anyway. So teams that bring in aging Euro superstars are going to be trying to bring in players who make the league stronger. That’s good for the quality of the league, and the higher the quality of the league, the more likely it is for American players to want to play in MLS.
there is only so much money and limited DP slots
I would rather see a Dempsey come back than a Drogba. the fact that Drogba conceivably would and Dempsey probably wouldn’t is telling…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I would probably rather see Dempsey than Drogba, too.
But if Dempsey doesn’t want to come back, then it doesn’t matter if there are limited DP slots or not, teams ought to use their DP slots on someone else rather than giving up after Dempsey turns them down.
I don’t think that teams should go exclusively for aging vets in their DP signings, but signing one here or there can be a good thing for the league. There’s no reason the DP slots should be used for just one kind of player.
Dempsey is five years younger than Drogba and still has a lot to accomplish in Europe.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 20, 2011 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
which is exactly my point
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by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions
What, exactly, is it telling of?
That guys younger than 30 and just getting ready to peak don’t want to come to MLS? I thought that was pretty obvious.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
which is why we get primarily washouts
if they were still at their peak they wouldn’t be coming here
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
and this is a revelation how?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
well, earlier in the comments there is great umbrage being taken to the idea that these guys are "washouts"
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions
so, it's either Dempsey or who?
Who are the guys you’d like to see the sounders go after?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions
A minor point, but a washout is not someone past their prime.
A washout is someone who never really made it.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 20, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Whoa whoa back up the train
A washout is someone who was at the top and has fallen, and is trying whatever they can to do some kind of comeback, or maybe just extend a career. I don’t know if MLS has really had any washed up stars. People throw around Beckham as if he’s washed up, but I think it’s clear he never fell from the top, and still continues to produce and play at a high level. He was on loan with Madrid and played regularly, and was on track to make the 23 in England’s squad last summer before his injury. That doesn’t constitute a washup to me.
When I think of washup, I think of Ronaldinho, who seemed to peter out suddenly, even at a prime age. Kaka is showing a little bit of this too. I apply this to Hollywood as well. John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, M Night Shamalyan, etc.. those to me are classic washup examples.
by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
There is a difference
between being a washout and being washed up.
by B-Lot tailgater on Jun 21, 2011 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Just because they are older doesn't mean they are not good.
I agree bringing in a player just for the name is not what we should be doing. However, if they can still play and would be an upgrade over current talent I don’t care if they are 18 or 38.
by DarthGreedo on Jun 20, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I never said Henry, Drogba, et al. aren't good
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Jun 20, 2011 5:50 PM PDT up reply actions
but here's my question...
What are you saying? That the team should go after younger players? Like Fabian Castillo types? That makes sense. Saying we should be going after people like Clint Dempsey is nice and all, but it’s a bit unrealistic don’t you think?
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually you did
You said that they are “washed up”
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If they are improvements over other players we should sign them.
Regardless of if they are on the upside of their career or the down. No one is saying sign Drogba to a 7 year deal but for the next 2 or 3 years he would be the best striker in the league. Why would that be a bad signing?
by DarthGreedo on Jun 20, 2011 9:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
i figured
that 200k a week amount didn’t make any sense.
Jeremiah: Help me please.
I know this isn’t exactly the topic of this article, but it involves compensation. I am an avid MLS follower and big time Sounders supporter, and I try to understand the byzantine MLS compensation rules and what not, but I CANNOT understand why we pay Mauro Rosales only $42k a year. Especially with his pedigree, coming from Ajax, River Plate, and the Argentine national team. How did we get away with that? Is there secret money that doesn’t show up on the official salary sheet? WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
The guy is amazing, and watching him last night after almost 90 minutes, down a man was just a privileged.
And I just don’t understand. Does he have a really bad agent?
by CapHillSounder on Jun 20, 2011 10:24 AM PDT reply actions
His agent is Dario Sala, former keeper for FC Dallas
who was very vocal in pointing out that living conditions in the US help make up for smaller salaries. So that’s part of it.
Another part is that Allocation Dollars don’t count towards the cap number, nor are they made public. So these could have been used. Consider them a signing bonus.
Third, players in any sport don’t get paid “what they are worth” but instead they get paid the offer that gives them enough compensation based on their history within/without the league, as well as what other offers are out there. This tends to show up in many sports with rookie players getting paid less than veterans who are expected to perform at the same level.
In all contracts are not a representation of expected performance, but a much more complex number that has little relation to future performance.
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
plus it should be noted he came to us as a trialist
looking for work…. so it’s not like we were in a bidding war with other teams trying to get this guy straight from Ajax. I think that’s worth pointing out too.
But yes – far and away best discovery for us this year, bar-none.
by ABTsportsline on Jun 20, 2011 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
he also had the negative press around him
About failing his medical. Whatever that actually meant, who knows. But I’m sure it certainly didn’t help his case in looking for work around the league.
by chrisperry1983 on Jun 20, 2011 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Not only that but there was all the bizarre “failed fitness test” nonsense that didn’t get cleared up for awhile. I’m sure that scared some people away from him, for lack of checking things out themselves. Regardless, best signing of the year for the Sounders, clearly.
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I find it unbelievably cool that we're even in this conversation
regardless of its legitimacy.
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by Seattle Coug on Jun 20, 2011 10:28 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Seattle is a big money team in MLS
regularly on international broadcasts with financial flexibility and will continue to be among the teams connected with top level talent around the world.
This is a team that is powered with connections to an international gaming brand (XBox), coaching pedigree in American (Sigi) and strong Hollywood connections (Roth).
It may feel odd to the typical Seattle sports fan, but this is a team of HAVES. Remember that Henry was connected to Seattle. Forlan, Ljungberg, Cisse – the list is actually quite long.
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Living in Microsoft's backyard, I tend to discount XBOX's cachet...
but recently I wore a Sounder’s jersey while traveling. In LAX I was stopped by a guy, telling me he loved my shirt. “Super-cool”, I thought. (I’d also worn it down in Cabo san Lucas where a guy shouted “LA Galaxy!” at me. Also pretty cool, for league recognition, in it’s own way…)
Anyhow, the guy in LAX loved my shirt & wanted to know where to get one. Not because of the Sounders, but because XBOX is his favorite of all his game systems.
So of course I told him to come here and get a scarf…
by Sobchak on Jun 20, 2011 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I did some canvassing back in '08 here in Seattle wearing one of the first Sounders shirts
people regularly thought I was canvassing for Xbox or something crazy like that.
by agtk on Jun 20, 2011 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This sort of thing could get old if it happens a lot
I’d rather not see players name-check alleged offers from the Sounders in attempts to drum up their value. The more this happens, the more it will lead to unrest among casual fans who can’t understand why we don’t sign one of these big-name players that keep popping up in the headlines.
Lost in translation
I have a suspicion its a conversion issue. Ghana’s “cedi” is trading at 1 to .65 dollars. So 200k cedi would be $6.7 million a year, right at a semi-reasonable rate for a young international striker.
by Derek Young on Jun 20, 2011 10:54 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
That's actually a very good point
Was going to say something about “lost in translation” but then remembered that they speak English in Ghana. I do suppose the translation could be more lost on the conversion of cedi to dollars.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
He doesn't have the marketing potential of a Beckham or a Henry
Other DPs in that price range have been able to generate lots of international buzz for the league and move tons of merchandise. It would be a very gutsy business decision.
Marketing potential
Adrian doesn’t seem to care much about that. If anything, it makes those players overvalued since we really don’t need a guy like that to sell tickets. So a young up and comer might actually be worth more than a celebrity player.
That said, I’ve got zero idea what this particular guy is worth, just that it’s more in the realm of reality than $10 million.
by Derek Young on Jun 20, 2011 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought this guys was amazing during the world cup
I watched a couple of his games and thought he was fantastic. He has a body that could stand up to the pounding from MLS CB’s and isn’t afraid of contact. He had good control and a good turn in tight space with a defender draped on him. Seems like an up and coming player in the world.
Maybe it doesn’t carry the same instant cache as Henry with the casual fan, but I think it would be a very large shot across the bow to teams and players around the world that MLS is where you can go to have a real career.
I remember liking him
in the WC too but do not remember why. Just remember thinking he was good.
Scoreboards, not billboards.
Regular season, not pre-season.
Good point,
seems like African players in general would be better suited for the rough-and-tumble of MLS, based on what I saw at the WC
by Philip Mueller on Jun 20, 2011 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
My goal for the league is to get it to the final step
just before the Big 5 in Europe (England, Spain, Germany, Italy, France)
on par with Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Portugal
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by Dave Clark on Jun 20, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is Turkey really up there?
Outside the big 5, Turkey doesn’t come to mind for me at least. I think of Netherlands, Russia, Portugal, Scotland, Ukraine. I honestly don’t know where I would put MLS at this point in time.
by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Scotland, outside of Celtic and Rangers, is awful.
Turkey is is a really, really good league. Probably better than the Netherlands, actually.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 21, 2011 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Weird, I had no idea.
The more you know!
by chrisperry1983 on Jun 21, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
To give you an idea....
There were 13 players from the Turkish league in the world cup last year, which for a league from a country where they didn’t qualify for South Africa.
To give you an idea, those 13 included guys who featured for countries like Brasil and Uruguay (including Lugano, who was in my opinion one of the top center backs at the finals). Usually that kind of league is pretty good.
Btw...
Does Fucito go back to the bench if we sign a striker during the transfer window?
Would be a damn shame.
Likely would be back on bench
starting all Open Cup and Champions League. He’s definately more concerned about team wins than personal performance.
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Could he....
Potentially move to the left or right midfield position? Would LOVE to have some Zakuani-esque speed at that position until Zak can get back. Fernandez isn’t a burner, neither is Friberg. Rosales is speedy, but still not as fast as Fucito.
Thoughts?
You'd like to think so...
In the past, Sigi has been reluctant to play him in MF, but he’s shown a willingness to be much more flexible this year.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The speed would be nice in certain situations, but as a general rule Fucito is not as good a wide midfielder ar Flaco or Rosales.
If the Sounders were playing a three forward formation though, he’d be very solid as a winger.
by Aaron Campeau on Jun 20, 2011 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't think so
he’d be on the bench only if the new guy is better. I don’t see any shame in being benched in that case.
Fucito can be the late-game sub again
Which is where I think he’d be most effective; when the opponent’s D is tired out.
Don’t forget OBW will return at some point, which would push Fucito off the starting XI anyway, I would imagine.
by ABTsportsline on Jun 20, 2011 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
European wages are quoted after taxes
I’ve always heard European player wages quoted as after tax figures since the tax rates vary so widely between countries. So I think 200k per week would actually be closer to a 15 million dollar salary.
Is the per week salary figure per week of the season or for the full year?
There is a fairly significant difference between 200k per week for 52 weeks for 10.4M and 200k per week for 9 months (40 weeks) for $8M.
Best as I can tell
The figure is over the course of a year.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
What about transfer fees?
The transfer fees are main reason why is so expensive to get the younger players from Europe, and these transfers fees are much more expensive than the player salary. For example, even Prince Tagoe has another year on his contract with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and I am sure Hoffenheim will not let him go on a free transfer. I did not do a lot of research, but my understanding that MLS teams refuse to pay a big transfer fees. Also, talking with the couple friends from Europe, Tagoe is a decent player, but not even close to $200,000 per week. I do not think there are 10 players playing currently in Europe that are paid that kind of money. Maybe, he was talking about Serbian Dinar, which would equal approx. $25,000 per week. Much more reasonable price, but it seems still a little bit too high.
This story mentions a $9M transfer fee...
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Jun 20, 2011 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions
In the past MLS has refused to pay substantial transfer fees
That is no longer as true as it was. In fact in our recent DP post we noted four players that are DPs ONLY due to their transfer fees. One is actually just a minimum salary guy.
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If we were to spend this much on a player
Prince is the type of player to spend it on. For one thing, it would encourage talented young players to consider MLS as an option. I realize it’s not likely that he’d be here for longer than a couple seasons, but if he left, we could sign another talented young player that could make us much better. Personally, I think South America and Africa are good places to find good young players to sign and develop. I also think MLS clubs like the Cascadia clubs that have quality match day atmosphere can be appealing to talented young players, especially if they have the chance to learn from the “washed up” players who have made a name for themselves in Europe.
by Randy Meeker on Jun 20, 2011 8:59 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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