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It’s not an issue of afford. Why the hell should he slum it in a tier 10 league?
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They would need MLS approval, and it sounds like it would have to be an expenditure "not otherwise incurred". I'm sure they could fudge something, but it would have to be some sort of genuine investment rather than paying off bills or pocketing profit.
Tim Calhoun
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Literally no country except for Germany, Spain, England, and Italy can afford its own home grown stars.
This is great news for Canadian soccer. Bayern is a powerhouse top 5 club in the world. Davies could not be in better hands.
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Call me cynical but I fear he will be lost in the shuffles and will be loaned to smaller European clubs until he comes back in his late 20’s.
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He’s player in Germany though. We don’t have him to watch make us champions, right? Our domestic league needs to keep its young stars, or how will it become better?
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MLS cannot afford it. Selling homegrown talent helps build the league because we can invest it back into the league.
The lowest payroll in the premiership is 61m pounds.
Championship lowest payroll is 7.4m pounds.
(44th ranked team)
Bundesliga lowest team average salary is $700k. Bayern's is 6.75m average.
Lowest average in la Liga is 650k but Barcelona and Real Madrid are both up over 8m.
Ligue 1 average for lowest team is 390k. PSG is over 8m
Liga MX average is 389k.
Median salary in MLS is 117k. Average is 316k.
Vancouver's payroll from April last year has us 9th in the league at 7m dollars. Davies transfer is nearly double that.
Regarding those who seem upset that the Whitecaps/MLS didn't try to keep Davies, you are looking at it from the wrong viewpoint.
In hockey the top league is the NHL. Every good player wants to play there and win there. Some will settle for other leagues, but far and away the top league is the NHL. No one is and should be mad that Anze Kopitar left Slovenia to play abroad and now in the NHL. Slovenia shouldn't have tried harder to keep him, they should just be happy that he is Slovenian and that his existence will try and grow the game there.
Football/soccer is the same. The top leagues are the EPL, La Liga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga. No club or league worth its salt would prevent a good player from moving on.
Moreover, top/good players move around much more frequently than in hockey. Look at Ronaldo. He played for Sporting as a youth, then moved to Manchester United, then Real Madrid (which are the two richest clubs in the world) and now he is moving to Juventus in Italy. He will have played in Portugal, England, Spain and now Italy.
The incoming money will be good for the team and the league. I for one wish him the best, he has the talent to be the greatest Canadian footballer yet
In hockey the top league is the NHL. Every good player wants to play there and win there. Some will settle for other leagues, but far and away the top league is the NHL. No one is and should be mad that Anze Kopitar left Slovenia to play abroad and now in the NHL. Slovenia shouldn't have tried harder to keep him, they should just be happy that he is Slovenian and that his existence will try and grow the game there.
Football/soccer is the same. The top leagues are the EPL, La Liga, Serie A, and the Bundesliga. No club or league worth its salt would prevent a good player from moving on.
Moreover, top/good players move around much more frequently than in hockey. Look at Ronaldo. He played for Sporting as a youth, then moved to Manchester United, then Real Madrid (which are the two richest clubs in the world) and now he is moving to Juventus in Italy. He will have played in Portugal, England, Spain and now Italy.
The incoming money will be good for the team and the league. I for one wish him the best, he has the talent to be the greatest Canadian footballer yet
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I have your gold medal Zippy!
It'll certainly be good for the owners of the team. Whether that translates into significantly more money spent on the team is the question.
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Fire Benning
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There are like 5 teams in the entire world that can afford and keep their home-grown stars. A team as big as Liverpool couldn't keep a Raheem Sterling when Man City came calling. Everton couldn't keep Wayne Rooney. Southampton (and later Tottenham) couldn't keep Gareth Bale. None of the top teams in big football countries like the Netherlands/Belgium/Portugal keep their star players past age 20. It's just how it works.
Anyway, maybe the best performance ever from a Whitecaps player tonight. Will be fun to watch his career over the next 8 years leading up to the 2026 World Cup.
Huggy43
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2 WhiteCaps game, first viewing of Davies.
Wow, he is unbelievably special. Go watch him while you have a chance!!
Wow, he is unbelievably special. Go watch him while you have a chance!!
For the record:
J.J. Adams said:
Art of the Alphonso Davies deal: How a special bond made for dramatic, lucrative transfer
Hadoop
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Just saw the highlights from last night. Probably the most dominant performance in MLS from a Canadian that I can remember. This kid is special.
Earlier on in the season - I can't remember the game, Orlando maybe he was absolutely dominant running down the left side. Basically they pretty much hauled him down every time he took a run. It was Orlando because he kept running at Will Johnson. But I think 3 of the Orlando back line were sitting on yellow cards by the half and they had to make substitutions to avoid being down to 9 or 10 players. That was dominant.
But even over the last month his game has evolved. His footwork is excellent - he is not just about speed down the wing. In the last couple of games his confidence has soared and he is more willing to shoot and cut into the middle of the field. His anticipation / vision has also improved as he has shown the ability to run into space to receive a pass or puts the ball into space for a teammate to run onto. His commitment to defense is also more than adequate. As an offensive player the only things he hasn't really shown are much of an aerial game (not unexpected for a 17 year old going up against men) and high quality service into the box - which is not really his role.
Last night, after a slow start, Davies and Yordi Reyna (who also had an excellent night) opened up the Minnesota defense and were basically able to create chances at will. Davies could have had a hat-trick if that spin move at the top of the box in the 2nd half had worked.
But even over the last month his game has evolved. His footwork is excellent - he is not just about speed down the wing. In the last couple of games his confidence has soared and he is more willing to shoot and cut into the middle of the field. His anticipation / vision has also improved as he has shown the ability to run into space to receive a pass or puts the ball into space for a teammate to run onto. His commitment to defense is also more than adequate. As an offensive player the only things he hasn't really shown are much of an aerial game (not unexpected for a 17 year old going up against men) and high quality service into the box - which is not really his role.
Last night, after a slow start, Davies and Yordi Reyna (who also had an excellent night) opened up the Minnesota defense and were basically able to create chances at will. Davies could have had a hat-trick if that spin move at the top of the box in the 2nd half had worked.
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Wow Bayern promised first team minutes and they promised not to loan him? That's really something.
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It depends on how much gas Ribery has left in the tank for next season. Davies would replace Ribery quite seamlessly on that left side. But who knows if he’s ready. Those are some big shoes to fill.
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I feel dizzy watching this game tonight. What a terrible field to play on and such weird camera angle. Ugly baseball diamond I guess.
Awful place.
Awful place.
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