MLS mega deals
Toronto FC have reached an agreement to trade Designated Player (DP) Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF. An initial report by journalist Giancarlo Aulino was confirmed by Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Tuesday afternoon. ESPN then reported that TFC will receive $150,000 in allocation money for the 30-year-old. The trade will open up a DP slot for Toronto, which the club is likely to use on free agent Federico Bernardeschi.
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Bernardeschi is available on a free transfer after his contract at Juventus expired on July 1. The winger is now heavily linked to Toronto FC and could be presented as soon as July 7 when the MLS secondary transfer window opens (to the rumor mill). Bernardeschi would become the club’s third Italian signing this summer. The club has already confirmed the transfers of Lorenzo Insigne (from Napoli) and Domenico Criscito (from Genoa).
Although in Pozuelo ($8.8m), Toronto FC are set to lose their record signing and most valuable player currently on the squad, the additions of Insigne and Bernardeschi will more than make up for the loss. Insigne’s current market value is €25 million, which will make him the most valuable player in MLS. Bernardeschi’s current market value is $11 million, which would also rank him among the ten most valuable players in MLS (overview).
Thiago Almada, Martínez, Castellanos & Co. – The 25 most valuable MLS players
Santiago Sosa | Atlanta United | Market value: $6.6m
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Jesús Ferreira | FC Dallas | Market value: $6.6m
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Efraín Álvarez | Los Angeles Galaxy | Market value: $6.6m
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Ryan Gauld | Vancouver Whitecaps | Market value: $7.15m
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José Cifuentes | Los Angeles FC | Market value: $7.15m
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Xherdan Shaqiri | Chicago Fire | Market value: $7.7m
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Carles Gil | New England Revolution | Market value: $7.7m
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Sebastián Driussi | Austin FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Brenner | FC Cincinnati | Market value: $7.7m
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Talles Magno | New York City FC | Market value: $7.7m
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Dániel Sallói | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.25m
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Raúl Ruidíaz | Seattle Sounders | Market value; $8.8m
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Alan Pulido | Sporting Kansas City | Market value: $8.8m
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Alejandro Pozuelo | Toronto FC | Market value: $8.8m
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Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | Market value: $8.8m
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Hany Mukhtar | Nashville SC | Market value: $8.8m
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Marcelino Moreno | Atlanta United | Market value: $8.8m
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Jefferson Savarino | Real Salt Lake | Market value: $8.8m
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Adam Buksa | New England Revolution | Market value: $9.9m
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Luiz Araujo | Atlanta United | Market value: $11m
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Emmanuel Reynoso | Minnesota United | Market value: $11m
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Alan Velasco | FC Dallas | Market value: $11m
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Valentín Castellanos | NYCFC | Market value: $13.2m
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Josef Martínez | Atlanta United | Market value: $13.75m
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Thiago Almada | Atlanta United | Market value: $19.8m
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Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF – Beckham-club receives much-needed playmaker
Pozuelo, in the meantime, will fill the role originally planned for Mario Götze at Inter Miami. The Beckham-owned club has been on the lookout for a classical playmaker, and in the 30-year-old will receive a player who has scored 29 goals and 26 assists since joining Toronto FC for $10 million in 2019 from Genk.
Pozuelo, Bradley, Soteldo & Co.: Toronto FC’s record transfer
Kemar Lawrence | Signed from RSC Anderlecht in 2021 | Fee: $600,000
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Auro Jr. | Signed from FC São Paulo in 2019 | Fee: $730,000
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Gregory van der Wiel | Signed from Cagliari Calcio in 2018 | Fee: $1.1m
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Matías Laba | Signed from Argentinos Juniors in 2013 | Fee: $1.5m
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Gilberto | Signed from Sport Club Internacional in 2014 | Fee: $3m
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Yeferson Soteldo | Signed from Santos in 2021 | Fee: $6.5m
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Alejandro Pozuelo | Signed from KRC Genk in 2019 | Fee: $10m
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Michael Bradley | Signed from AS Roma in 2014 | Fee: $10m
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Jermain Defoe | Signed from Tottenham Hotspur in 2014 | Fee: $10m
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