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ASN Morning Read: The MLS SuperDraft Is Here
Who will your team select? The drama is high, folks; a United States national team midfielder officially returns to the domestic league, as does a star forward; the Under-20 squad figures it out, finally.
BY
Noah Davis
Posted
January 15, 2015
8:07 AM
It's MLS SuperDraft day. What up, mock draft. Watch it all here.
Does Toronto FC, which just got Jozy Altidore, have unlimited money? "The player movement is not finished at Toronto FC. The club is pushing to get a deal done with Juventus attacking midfielder/striker Sebastian Giovinco as soon as possible. Time is of the essence for Toronto FC with multiple roster decisions need be made with training camp set to open in the coming weeks and the transfer window closing at the end of the month. Giovinco has been a priority target for Toronto FC for quite some time. Negotiations are in the advanced stages for Giovinco to join MLS in July. Giovinco, 27, is not getting the opportunity he desires at Juventus and a move is a certainty. The Italian international striker has started just two Serie A games this season, but brings requisite energy, footwork and ability that can make him a superstar in MLS. Toronto FC can offer a superior salary ($7 million CDN per season) and other personal demands that other potential interested European teams cannot. Multiple European teams are vying for his services. Toronto FC is very much in the mix and are said to be confident in their proposal and position. A decision is expected in the not-so distant future."
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California San Antonio, here we come.
Maurice Edu and the Philadelphia Union hook up for the long term: "The deal will keep Edu with the Union on a permanent basis after he spent the 2014 season with the team on loan from English Premier League club Stoke City. The 28-year-old midfielder and defender was named an All-Star last season. He finished the year with three goals and two assists."
But how did he find his email address?
The U-20s finally won a game, defeating Aruba 8-0. They still need good results in their next three matches to reach the U-20 World Cup and avoid the melt down of the U.S. Soccer fanbase.
Borrowing from a dek: "Former FC Dallas academy star Michael Ambrose and goalkeeper Devin Cook-Perales are set to join the Austin Aztex in a pair of unprecedented deals that could shakeup the American soccer landscape."
