Possible trade?
Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps are in talks to sign Ayo Akinola. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation have told Transfermarkt that club representatives have talked with Akinola’s camp about potentially making the switch from Toronto FC to Vancouver. Akinola’s contract at TFC is set to expire at the end of December.
Another source with direct knowledge of the situation has confirmed that talks have been ongoing but that a transfer is not straightforward, as the Canadian national team player is not a free agent within MLS. Even though Akinola’s contract with Toronto FC is set to expire, the Reds will maintain his MLS rights if they make a bona fide contract offer (usually 105% of his current salary).
The Whitecaps, or any other MLS team, therefore, will have to reach a trade agreement with Toronto FC first before they can sign Akinola to a contract. But on the other hand, Toronto risk losing the player on a free transfer if Akinola moves to Europe. Turkish side Trabzonspor were interested in Akinola before he tore his ACL last summer at the Gold Cup. The striker is set to return from his injury this winter.
Cavallini, Caio Alexandre, Caicedo & Co.: Vancouver Whitecaps record arrivals
Jon Erice | Signed from Albacete in 2019 | Fee: $440,000
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Lucas Venuto | Signed from Austria Vienna in 2019 | Fee: $440,000
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Jasser Khmiri | Signed from Stade Tunisien in 2019 | Fee: $440,000
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Ranko Veselinović | Signed from Vojvodina in 2020 | Fee: $649,000
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Kenny Miller | Signed from Cardiff in 2012 | Fee: $700,000
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Leonard Owusu | Signed from FC Ashdod in 2020 | Fee: $1.1m
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Anthony Blondell | Signed from Monagas SC in 2018 | Fee: $1.2m
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Érik Godoy | Signed from CA Colón in 2020 | Fee: $1.5m
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Previously on loan at the Whitecaps
In-beom Hwang | Signed from Daejeon Citizens in 2019 | Fee: $1.72m
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Ali Adnan | Signed from Udinese in 2019 | Fee: $2m
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Janio Bikel | Signed from CSKA Sofia in 2020 | Fee: $2.2m
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Déiber Caicedo | Signed from Deportivo Cali in 2021 | Fee: $2.5m
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Pedro Vite | Signed from Independiente del Valle in 2021 | Fee: $2.5m
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Octavio Rivero | Signed from O’Higgins in 2015 | Fee: $3.3m
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Caio Alexandre | Signed from Botafogo in 2021 | Fee: $4m
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Lucas Cavallini | Signed from Puebla in 2020 | Fee: $5m
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Akinola a Cavallini replacement?
Sources have told Transfermarkt that the Whitecaps are currently shopping Designated Player Lucas Cavallini. The Canadian striker has struggled ever since he was signed for a record deal from Puebla ahead of the 2020 season. With Cavallini potentially being moved, Akinola would be a logical replacement. The 21-year-old is currently valued at $5.5 million, which ranks him among the ten most valuable Canadian forwards on the planet.
David, Larin, Buchanan & Co.: The most valuable CanMNT forwards
Tyler Pasher | Houston Dynamo | Market value: €500,000
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Theo Bair | HamKam | Market value: €500,000
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On loan from Vancouver Whitecaps
Junior Hoilett | Reading FC | Market value: €800,000
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Jayden Nelson | Toronto FC | Market value: €900,000
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Tesho Akindele | Orlando City | Market value: €1 million
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Liam Millar | FC Basel | Market value: €1 million
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Theo Corbeanu | Sheffield Wednesday | Market value: €1 million
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On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | Toronto FC | Market value: €1.5 million
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Jacob Shaffelburg | Toronto FC | Market value: €2 million
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Lucas Cavallini | Vancouver Whitecaps | Market value: €3 million
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Iké Ugbo | KRC Genk | Market value: €4.5 million
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Ayo Akinola | Toronto FC | Market value: €5 million
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Tajon Buchanan | New England Revolution | Market value: €8.5 million
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Cyle Larin | Besiktas | Market value: €11.5 million
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Jonathan David | LOSC Lille | Market value: €35 million
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