One of the best Premier League Players of the modern era are looking for a new club after the news broke at the beginning of April that Manchester City would not offer it Kevin de Bruyne New contract at the end of the season 2024-25. The report was not a huge shock in terms of recent injuries and the need for a city that reappears after the campaign, but the availability of a player of all DOD-188 goals and assistance in 279 urban performances, along with six league titles, the Crown of Champions League and several other awards-ran a legend.
And so, where will he go? Within the Major League Soccer is a great interest as News appeared last week This Lionel Messi Inter Miami club gained de Bruyne’s rights to the MLS discovery, which allows De Bruyne to land there – but it’s not far from the warranty. The Saudi for the league He is also allegedly interested, but we should also not exclude a step elsewhere in Europe. With the reporters of ESPN Rob Dawson, Lizzy Beherano and Jeff Carlisle, they answered some big questions about his next move.
Are Kevin de Bruyne interested in moving to MLS?
There is some interest from his side. He took part in MLS Games in the past, especially in Los Angeles, and the US are an ideal place to move with a young family.
But there was also interest from Saudi Arabia and not so long ago, his agent attended the main clubs of the Saudi League (SPL). Saudi Arabia may offer more money than MLS, but it’s more adaptation when it comes to lifestyle.
One of the problems for MLS and SPL is that for decades in the Premier League, both leagues would be considered a step down. Sources said ESPN that de Bruyne still feels capable of playing at the highest level and was open to the renewal of his MAN City contract under the same conditions.
Asked after victory Crystal Palace O his next stepleft the door open. He even suggested that his career in England may not end, Viaplay narration“Whatever project is available, I’m willing to listen. I love football. I like to play football and if AA comes a nice project and my family is good with it, then we are able to decide.”
It is difficult to believe that there is a place in the Premier League, but it is possible that he could find a home in another of the European five best-possible in Spain or Italy. If these offers do not come, they think he would rather move to MLS over Saudi Arabia, if it is the right club and financial data can be developed. – Dawson
What can Miami do with the rights to discover MLS de Bruyne?
Major League Soccer employs the “Discovery Rights” system, in which each club can add up to five players to this list, reserving the exclusive right to start negotiations with the player without having to compete with other clubs around the league.
As the latest expansion team, MLS San Diego FC with seven slots on their discovery list granted. Previously, they registered De Bruyne to the list before they dropped it for concerns about a potential salary – teams have the ability to list and remove players from their list at any time. Inter Miami then added it to their list and retained the right to discuss a possible contract.
The source explained ESPN that the teams around the league are not warned when the status of the player in the Discovery Rights system changes. Instead, the league uses an online database called MLS Connect, which allows teams to check the availability of the player and start the registration process unless we notice another club.
In the case of de Bruyne, any team would be other than Inter Miami, who tried to register on the platform, automatically acquainted. However, the program does not reveal which club is right for specific players, because Discovery lists are not available for other clubs.
If another team wanted to sign de Bruyne, the team’s sports director or the CEO would have to negotiate an agreement with Inter Miami to get “rights to discover” for former Manchester City player in exchange for general allocation money. The extensive procedure – known as the “Discovering Process” – begins with sending $ 50,000 to the league that will be held in custody, said the ESPN source.
According to the league rules, the club will have five days with a player on the list of discoveries (or three days during the secondary transfer window) to either (i) to accept the money of the general allocation and to give the right to sign players or (ii) to make players a real, objectively reasonable offer. ”
In addition, when negotiating with the player, the team must also show that it has the capacity of the list on board the individual when the contract begins. If the team does not have a current range for the player at the time the offer is an offer, the club must provide the league plans for the list in accordance with the rules and regulations, when the player finally joins.
Inter Miami’s decision to register de Bruyne could stem from the real desire to sign players in the coming months, or as a tactic that forces another club in the right to get general allocation money, which is the way teams create lists in MLS.
Due to the popularity of de Bruyne and the limited capacity of the Inter Miami list, the league source speculated on ESPN that the team is likely to try to make money from de Bruyne registration. – Beherano
If Miami wants to sign de Bruyne, could the team fit it under the budget of the salary?
The answer is yes, but it’s complicated. It is true that this is a description that suits too many incoming MLS transfers due to the somewhat mysterious rules around the player movement, but that’s the situation here.
In this case, de Bruyne could not be signed as a designated player – a player whose salary is not limited by the league pay limit – at least initially. Miami already has three PCBs – maximum permissible amount – Jordi albums, Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi. Some PCBs can be converted into non-DPS and have your intervention on the boundary of the salary purchased by means of a mechanism called targeted allocation money, which is basically a bucket of funds that each team receives to reduce the impact of the player on the ceiling not to count as a DPS. But there are limits.
If a player earns more than $ 1.74 million a year, their cap cannot be affected without DP. Albums, Busquets and Messi are all well north of $ 1.74 million and are therefore not eligible there. This means that De Bruyne would have to sign a contract that would pay him no more than $ 871,875 for the rest of the year 2025.
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Would Kevin de Bruyne fit in the field and beyond him in Inter Miami?
Lizzy Beherano says Inter Miami would have a harder time to make a space for Kevin de Bruyne from the field than it would be on it.
Could the agreement be structured to pay much more – say $ 15 million per year – in the coming years of contracts? It could, but it would have to be done through Club Option Years on the contract, which means that the money would not be guaranteed by de Bruyne. After 2025, Miami could decide that De Bruyne was not suitable for any reason and a player would be a free agent. Would de Bruyne cheat such a risk?
Such an agreement would also have to survive control from the league department, which approves all player contracts. If the player is high enough, the approval would have to come from MLS EVP for the Todd Durbin player and relationships and, in rare cases, the MLS commissioner Don Garber.
One source said ESPN that Miami will be pushed on the authenticity of the annual years and will have to confirm “that there is no promise, that they will perform any possibilities and that there are no other agreements with the player and that the contract itself represents the real terms of agreement”.
This degree of control is similar to what happened to Zlatan Ibrahimovic when he signed with La Galaxy In 2018, it was initially signed for a two -year agreement there in 2018, just to re -work in 2019 for $ 7.2 million. The foul’s adversary teams called for the galaxy basically playing with four PCBs in 2018, but the agreement was allowed to go through.
The following season, when Ibrahimovice now counted as DP, had to La it Jettison Young Dos Santos for nothing to be able to comply with the list. After his departure Ibrahimovice also obtained Ownership of the Swedish side of Hammarba, which was also owned by the owners of the Galaxy AEG.
Miami would face a similar challenge in terms of compliance with lists, although albums, business, Messi and Luis Suárez all of them are out of contract after 2025. One of the current DPS could decide to reduce the remuneration, sign for another club or retire.
Given that de Bruyne would have to play in 2025 for a significant discount on his salary with Man City, what should Miami prevent him from making a secondary shop with him, so he is all? It is a fair question as Miami has been punished in the past for dressing the rules of lists by not reporting the overall compensation of the player and playing with too many PCBs. The source confirmed ESPN that MLS has a process of adherence to these stores, which has become more robust over the past two to three years.
What elements could eventually throw away the agreement? MLS decided that de Bruyne is not eligible there and forces him to be considered a designated player. Or, of course, De Bruyne decided that he was not completely finished with European football, or another MLS team could enter the mix.
Speaking of it … – Carlisle
If not Miami, what other MLS teams could sign him?
On Wednesday, Fabrizio Romano announced that Chicago Fire proved to be a possible goal. The subsequent report of Athletic indicated that DC United and New York City FC also showed interest. The fire spokesman refused to comment, but as a landing place, Chicago makes a lot of sense.
Right now the fire has two DP slots with ahead Hugo Cuypers and wing Jonathan Bamba. Under the head coach/football director Gregg Berhalter, de Bruyne would fit well as the third DP team.
As far as finances are concerned, it should not be a problem for Chicago. The fire was connected to the Brazilian star Neymar At the beginning of this year, it is clear that they have the means and desire to make an agreement with de Bruyne.
Chicago would also have to deal with Miami to get MLS de Bruyne rights, which would probably require the fire to send several hundred thousand dollars to herons. As of 28 February, the fire was available just below $ 450,000. – Carlisle
If not mls, what could be another for de bruyne?
It really depends on whether De Bruyne wants to step down or not.
Despite several injuries in recent years, he has been only 33 years old and may feel that the interest of MLS and Saudi Arabia will still be there in a few years. That would give him the time for the last step in Europe, but the problem is where it goes? It is unlikely that there will be interest from the Premier League with its existing salary around £ 400,000 a week.
You imagine that somewhere would welcome interest BarcelonaBut they fight financially as it is. Series and In the past, the clubs have accepted penalties for older players. His former teammate Kyle Walker – Who is older- has moved AC Milan about a loan in January. In addition, he could return to Genk BelgiumWhere he began his career if he feels sentimental, how his career ends.
If De Bruyne wants to stay in Europe, his possibilities will be limited – and even then he could be forced to reduce the salary to happen. The most likely scenario remains moved to the US or Saudi Arabia and has the advantage of MLS for now. – Dawson
