The Best MLS Season Ever Thread (2016 obviously)

[HailtotheYo]

FCD are at it again.  They sign Anibal Chala from El Nacional in Ecuador (club has most Libertadores app than any Ecuadorean club and is the club where Antonio Valencia, Felix Borja, Christian Benetiz came from).  He went pro at 16 and he's already got over 100 STARTS for El Nacional.

[HailtotheYo]

Free Agency underway:  ATL signs Jeff Larentowicz

 

Galaxy are being reported as chasing Hernanes (Juventus) and Joe Corona (US MID with Tijuana)

Seattle being reported as in negotiations with Victor Ibarbo

 

 

[HailtotheYo]

Reports running around that FCD will be signing Javier Morales!!!!!!!!!! YUUUSSSS

[HailtotheYo]

MNUFC closing in on locking up their star ST Christian Ramirez.  Solid and absolutely deserves to get a shot with them in the expansion year.

MTL closing in on making Mancosu's move permanent.

POR and Steven Taylor part ways.

 

[HailtotheYo]

POR signs David Guzman, CDM from Saprissa (26, has 9 caps for Costa Rica).  This looks a lot like the Chara signing which would be great if it works like that.

FCD has signed Roland Lamah (Belgian, Winger, 5 caps, decent scoring record for winger and still only 28) as well as Jose Salvatierra (starting RB for Alajualense and has 28 caps Costa Rica)

[Szumi]

Lamah had a little spell at Swansea, yes? That name sounds very familiar

[Cymbols]

50 minutes ago, GLORIOUS Szumi said:

Lamah had a little spell at Swansea, yes? That name sounds very familiar

He did, yeah. Scored against us, too ?

[HailtotheYo]

ATL is in talks with former SKC utlity man Jacob Peterson

CLB is being courted for a loan stint of Ola Kamara

Galaxy are reportedly looking to Barnsley "playmaker" Conor Hourihane to replace Gerrard

MIN trades Jeff Attinella to POR for rights to Miguel Ibarra

POR looking into former NYRB RB Roy Miller 

 

 

[HailtotheYo]

The Chicago Fire signed their second Designated Player on Tuesday afternoon, announcing their acquisition of 28-year-old Hungarian international striker Nemanja Nikolic from Polish club Legia Warsaw.

Houston signs 1yr loan deal for Honduran Alberth Elis (kid has crushed it at u-20)

D.C. United added Costa Rican forward Jose Guillermo Ortiz from Herediano on a year-long loan.

Also on Tuesday, the Orlando Sentinel's Alicia DelGallo reported that Orlando City SC are closing in on French defender Grégory Certic, who currently plays for Ligue 1's Bordeaux

 

[HailtotheYo]

Goal.com's Ives Galarcep reported on Wednesday that D Greg Garza is close to joining Atlanta United on loan from Club Tijuana. (awesome move if it works out)

The Orlando Sentinel's Alicia DelGallo reported on Wednesday that Orlando City had agreed to a deal with free agent M Will Johnson. (this could potentially be huge)

Local outlet fiftyfive.one said Minnesota United and Club Leon agreed on a transfer fee that would take US international Miguel Ibarra to the expansion side in 2017.

After multiple reports claiming a deal was near, the Houston Dynamo announced on Wednesday the transfer of D Adolfo Machado from Costa Rican giant Saprissa.

Houston Dynamo could be adding more Catracho firepower in attack after Honduran outlet Diez reported on Dec. 21 that F Romell Quioto is on his way to the MLS side

According to a local source, former Timbers goalkeeper Adam Kwarasey is in negotiations to join Minnesota United next season.

According to Metro reporter Kristian Dyer, the Vancouver Whitecaps are looking to sign three players: Burnley midfielder Scott Arfield, Queretaro's US international Luis Gil and former LA Galaxy midfielder Juninho.

 

 

 

[HailtotheYo]

The Seattle Sounders acquired attacking midfielder Harry Shipp from the Montreal Impact on Thursday in exchange for general allocation money.

The Scottish Sun reported on Dec. 22 that Glasgow Celtic are prepared to meet the asking price of $3.7 million to buy Portland Timbers M/F Darlington Nagbe.

 Costa Rican TV station TDMas reported Thursday that Costa Rican D Francisco Calvo will sign with expansion Minnesota United. 

Boca Juniors president Daniel Angelici announced on Thursday that the club "received an offer from MLS" for F Dario Benedetto. The 26-year-old Argentine played for Club Tijuana and Club America from 2013-16, facing MLS opposition in CONCACAF Champions League while playing for the Liga MX sides. It is currently unclear which MLS team is interested in Benedetto.

^Rumor it's ATL going after him ... which if true ... HOLY FUCKING SHIT they'll be stacked.  Whomever it is I hope they land him and get this fucker in the league so he can't torch us in CCL anymore.

[HailtotheYo]

LA and SEA being reported as teams after Benedetto now.

[Toe]

Shame to see Will Johnson leave Toronto FC for Orlando, but he's good enough to start in MLS. This should lead to him getting more time on the pitch.

[GoGo Yubari]

Thread title fixed.

Pretty excited about the Shipp trade, that's about as good as a Lodeiro backup as you could expect in MLS.

[HailtotheYo]

19 hours ago, GoGo Yubari said:

Thread title fixed.

Pretty excited about the Shipp trade, that's about as good as a Lodeiro backup as you could expect in MLS.

Shipp move is huge.

And thanks @GoGo Yubari !!!! Nice of you to acknowledge FCD's double   What do you make of the Briun deal?  Valdez not coming back?  

 

The Chicago Fire brought former LA Galaxy star M Juninho back to MLS on Dec. 23, announcing a season-long loan from Club Tijuana via the Allocation Process, a move that also involved Minnesota United.

Atlanta United acquired D Greg Garza on Dec. 23 via the announcement of a season-long loan from Club Tijuana.

Columbus Crew SC announced the signing of Finnish international D Jukka Raitala from Norwegian club Sogndal on Dec. 23.

Houston Dynamo announced today they have signed Honduras National Team F Romell Quioto, who arrives on a transfer from CD Olimpia of Honduras' Liga Nacional. 

Seattle Sounders announced on Dec. 23 that they have acquired F Will Bruin from Houston Dynamo in exchange for Targeted Allocation Money and General Allocation Money.

 

 

[GoGo Yubari]

Yeah, the Bruin deal is exactly because Valdez isn't coming back. They offered him a new contract at a significantly lower salary (as they should have) and he didn't accept, which is understandable. Lagerwey basically explicitly said that Bruin's here to replace Valdez and Shipp is here to replace Ivanschitz.

[HailtotheYo]

I like Ivanschitz .... 

 

[GoGo Yubari]

Yeah, I like Ivanschitz too. I wasn't surprised that Valdez wasn't coming back but I figured that they were just going to restructure Ivanschitz's contract. Definitely think there are MLS teams that should make an offer if he wants to stay in North America.

[HailtotheYo]

Yeah there's several clubs that can use him.  Hopefully someone reaches out AND he wants to stay.

 

On Dec. 26, Kansas City Star writer Sam McDowell reported that Sporting KC had reached agreements in principle with wingers Latif Blessing and Gerso Fernandes. Blessing – just 19 years old – won MVP of the Ghana Premier League after leading with 17 goals, while Fernandes has made 14 appearances for Belenenses in Portugal's first division.

Spanish LB/LM Ayoze Garcia, who most recently played with the New York Cosmos, told El Dorsal that he's not interested in signing with his hometown club, CD Tenerife, but is instead expecting to sign with an MLS team for 2017.

 

 

[Szumi]

Been incredibly quiet for us this off season. All I ask is for Stewart and Curtin to figure out if they want Edu as a CB or CDM, so they can buy an upgrade at the other spot. And a quality striker. The back line was generally awful in the second half of the season. Marquez is fine enough, but Yaro is not ready, and Tribbett doesn't belong in the league. Carroll is sadly just past it to be a regular in the XI, and Creavalle - while I really like him as a squad player - lacks the discipline and consistency. Up top, it just seems like Charlie Davies isn't going to ever get a chance, and Sapong lacks the consistently and finishing skills. By no means do I hope we lose him though, just need an upgrade.

... Expecting another goalkeeper to be signed instead. It's still The Union after all