I hope they can take the $$$ and go after a number 10 that can replace Morales and get the ball to Montero up front.
Also have Yordy Reyna coming back after his foot heals too.
I was shocked a first, but once I looked at it, I think it was a good trade to make
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Originally Posted by mistercorporate
I don't get it, Manneh's like their scariest offensive player, unless they're planning on some big moves, I just don't see the logic?? Tchani isn't as impressive as Manneh in my eyes.
Edit: Okay nevermind, r/MLS gave me some better insight:
Manneh is in the last year of his contract
We have a surplus of good Wingers
Davies is younger, and already better than Manneh
We need money, likely for a summer target at CAM
Laba needed help in the middle, Teibert and Jacobson weren't enough
Manneh has absolutely NOT achieved his lofty potential and he's had 4 seasons to do so
For every great game Manneh has, he also has an atrocious performance which is almost always a result of a lack of effort. This season he has looked incredibly disinterested in playing defense and let guys blow by him at basically every opportunity
Robbo has absolutely no patience for players who don't put in effort, regardless of talent, ever wonder why Hurtado continues to get time? Because he at least tries and it isn't his fault he's crap at soccer. I'd rather have that then a guy good at soccer who never tries like Manneh
For the last year the Whitecaps have hinted at a lack of commitment from some players, and players themselves have hinted at the same thing, we all thought it was just Pedro Morales but anyone watching Manneh over the last 2 seasons knows that he basically decides to show up only every other game
What we do with that money will define this trade as a win or a loss.
We get GAM if he's traded within MLS, we get % of future transfer fees, and we get a 1st round pick if Columbus re-signs him. That's a huge haul potentially for an underperforming half-hearted player at a position of strength and depth for the Whitecaps.
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