While the winter transfer window for some leagues ended in Europe, there were a few MLS clubs involved in the action on a busy Monday.
D.C. United acquired 34-year-old midfielder Marcelo Sarvas from the Colorado Rapids, sending Targeted Allocation Money and a 2018 conditional draft pick to the Western Conference club. Sarvas made 25 appearances for the Rapids in 2015, scoring twice and providing one assist. (REPORT)
Venezuelan striker Fernando Aristeguieta will reportedly not play with the Philadelphia Union in 2016. The 23-year-old forward was a Designated Player for the Union last season, earning approximately $350,000 according to MLS Players Union data. (REPORT)
Atlanta United FC has signed midfielder Junior Burgos. The 27-year-old was directly sent out to NASL side Tampa Bay Rowdies on a season-long loan deal. (REPORT)
Ian Fuller, who was recently with Orlando City SC’s coaching staff, has joined Minnesota United FC as an assistant coach on the team’s technical staff. (REPORT)
Real Betis Balompié has loaned 23-year-old Egyptian defender Amro Tarek to the Columbus Crew on loan until June. The deal includes an option to extend the loan until December. (REPORT)
The Portland Timbers have transferred midfielder George Fochive to Danish club Viborg FF. The 23-year-old played in 11 games for the MLS Cup champions in 2015. (REPORT)
The Crew’s Rodrigo Saravia, who was selected 19th overall in the 2016 MLS Draft, has reportedly been called into the Guatemalan national team ahead of a friendly against Honduras on Feb. 10. (REPORT)
Toronto FC defeated California State Fullerton, 4-0, at Anteater Stadium on Monday. Sebastian Giovinco, Luca Uccello, Molham Babouli and Jay Chapman scored the goals for TFC. (REPORT)
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How do you think Sarvas will do with D.C. United? What do you think of Aristeguieta leaving the Union? Think the Crew’s new reported addition will do well in MLS?
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For those that don’t know Tarek was actually born in the U.S and is still eligible to play for us.
What is wrong with my team DC United? They are doing well so its hard to argue but why go after aged players?
Marcelo Sarvas 34
Davy Arnaud 35
Bobby Boswell 32
Chris Rolfe 33
Álvaro Saborío 33
If you are bent on going after old players go after:
John Terry 35
Ronaldinho 35
Xabi Alonso 34
Michael Carrick 34
Samuel Eto’o 34
Phil Jagielka 33
Michael Essien 33
Daniel Alves da Silva 32
Yaya Touré 32
Robinho 32
and put fans in the stands
dont forget: Ben Olsen is 38…he’s probably only looking at guys he played with/against….none of this new/young blood!
hamid and rolfe were the only reason we weren’t a disaster (again) last year. with hamid out, i’m prepared for another historically bad season.
(would love to have terry or alves here, but can’t see us paying the money.)
fochive played in 11 games in his career and earned a 100k transfer fee…from Denmark? That doesn’t sound right….
He showed very well in his limited minutes and was rated highly in Portland. He was never going to crack the Nagbe-Valeri-Chara trio on a regular basis so Portland could afford to cash in while his stock is high. I also suspect the potential of Nick Besler also made this move possible.
As a general observation, I think it is a good sign that MLS is now selling and loaning more and more players to Europe and Mexico. This is an indicator that the talent level is improving when Portland is able to sell a player to a team in Denmark because he wasn’t going to break into their lineup. Also, note that both Omar Gonzalez and Jorge Villafana have become regulars for their Mexican teams.
Good to see DC United getting younger. :rolleyes: !eriF rapsaK