Report: MLS Introducing New Trade System
GAM ain't going nowhere
Major League Soccer is set for a massive change regarding inter-league trades, according to GiveMeSport’s Tom Bogert.
According to Bogert, the league is introducing something called “Cash for Player Trades”. The new mechanism allows teams to spend transfer fees for other MLS players for the first time in the league’s history.
Teams can acquire two players with cash and trade away two players for cash each season. When done so, the amount sent as part of the trade must be disclosed when announcing the trade.
Another interesting aspect of the rule is that players with special designations (Designated Players or U22s) must keep that designation with the club through the duration of their contract.
Despite the addition of the Cash for Player Trades, teams can still use General Allocation Money and other MLS-based assets when conducting trades.
Absolutely incredible, as if being challenged to make MLS roster construction more confusing than it already is they have done so.