InglewoodJack Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, Olympique_de_Marseille said: I would assume that the taxes there would be lower. They certainly negotiate your salary on an after tax basis. Is this how MLS salaries are reported? Always assumed that MLS follows the North American model of reporting on gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 6 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Is this how MLS salaries are reported? Always assumed that MLS follows the North American model of reporting on gross. Yes, MLS report Gross but negotiations in Switzerland were apparently in Net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Just now, Olympique_de_Marseille said: Yes, MLS report Gross but negotiations in Switzerland were apparently in Net. In that case, $600k USD after taxes, agent fees, escrow (?), etc., he’s probably pulling in like $250k a year? Less maybe? You can live large in Montreal on that, but if Grasshopper pays him like $450k or whatever, he’s probably taking home more. Per your sources you may have more clarity into what those actual numbers look like, I’m just speculating, but especially playing in Quebec for half the season and a bunch of games in other high tax jurisdictions across MLS, what he’ll earn over there might be not that far from what Montreal would’ve paid him in net dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, ahmedou said: Quote “Of course I would like to go to Europe, I’ve always said that! It’s my dream! I’ve always dreamed of Europe, of the Champions League, of reaching the highest level of football that I could play in my life!'' Well, don't be sad, cuz one out of three ain't bad?... ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 4 minutes ago, GasPed said: Well, don't be sad, cuz one out of three ain't bad?... Nothing is impossible 🇨🇦❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) I'm not against this move at all. It's a good league to get a career going in Europe. We've recently seen some of our players move on to bigger and better clubs after a quick stop in Switzerland. I am curious how everyone would feel if we knew nothing about him and found out we had a dual national eligible for us from Grasshopper. How would we feel about his prospects with our program? There is a fairly significant difference in history and size of clubs between Grasshopper and Lausanne Ouchy, but most people felt the addition of Lucas Pos in a position of similar need felt he was NOT an important pickup for our program. Last year, Grasshopper ended up 2nd last and survived relegation/promotion playoffs but the start of this season seems like they may be battling to stay up once again. Although, I don't think Choiniere has massive upside to him, I hope this is just a quick pitstop for him to move onto a bigger league or even a better club within Switzerland. The fact that ZBG was able to land at a contender in the same league after being off for 9 months maybe taints this move for me. Not that ZBG wasn't a decent MLS player, but Choiniere is a back to back all star in the same league. Edited August 15 by Corazon Ivan and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 1 hour ago, InglewoodJack said: In that case... But what I am saying though is that his salary in Switzerland (Net) will still be lower than his salary would have been in Montreal (Net) had he accepted their new offer. (To confirm @Obinna 's speculation.) Obinna and InglewoodJack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 Bayern Munich vs Grasshopper August 20th 2024 5:30AM It'd have been fun if he got signed early and that he plays that game... Borjans Sweatpants and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Gabriel Gervais (CF Montreal President): " We're working for a transfer in Europe. We're in the last steps." GasPed, Obinna and Borjans Sweatpants 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmedou Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Out of the lineup Not in the group Soon 🇪🇺⚽️ dyslexic nam, sebdeserio and Borjans Sweatpants 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Borjans Sweatpants Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Nice tribute vid masster, maccaliam, Kadenge and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Real Marc Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Nice jerseys ahmedou, Unnamed Trialist and K Edgar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Interesting to note that pretty much Grasshopper’s entire midfield is homegrown, or at least have spent a number of years there. The two starters in the last game have spent 9, and 3 years at GH, and their bench is mostly guys who seem to have come up through their ranks. They must’ve seen something in Choiniere- LAFC/MLS connection and all, but it’s not typical of them to bring in a veteran from a foreign league as strong as MLS. Per transfermarkt, he’s their most valuable player by about €2M and is the only player they’ve flashed cash for this season. Would guess he’s going to start and should be one of their best players fairly quickly. costarg, toontownman, Corazon and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaFan123 Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 I wonder if there’s still a MLS angle here? Like he gets loaned to LAFC next season and they have a HG all star on cheap wages with Grasshopper eating most of the salary. ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 38 minutes ago, CanadaFan123 said: I wonder if there’s still a MLS angle here? Like he gets loaned to LAFC next season and they have a HG all star on cheap wages with Grasshopper eating most of the salary. Don't think so. Grasshopper needs a lot of help this year. Almost relegated last year. He becomes one of their highest paid players. And he wanted Europe Chad_Impact, johnyb, sebdeserio and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Really nice farewell video of his last day with the club: johnyb, Chad_Impact, Ivan and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeRo_Is_King Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Nothing against this move and Choiniere has been solid for us, but I just want to note that Corbeanu stood out for Grasshopper and he couldn't even make our squad. Anyone else think there's something odd about that? ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 2 minutes ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Nothing against this move and Choiniere has been solid for us, but I just want to note that Corbeanu stood out for Grasshopper and he couldn't even make our squad. Anyone else think there's something odd about that? He turned his Grasshopper move into a move to La Liga. I wouldn't be so dismissive. He most likely wasn't called because he isn't playing enough The Real Marc, ahmedou, DeRo_Is_King and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueseeka Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Nothing against this move and Choiniere has been solid for us, but I just want to note that Corbeanu stood out for Grasshopper and he couldn't even make our squad. Anyone else think there's something odd about that? Corbeanu started great and was barely playing at the end of his run there (also same in Shef Wed, MK, Blackpool and Grasshopper). He just needs to be consistent to be with the CMNT. There is a reason why every coach keeps benching him. He was also benched in the last Granada game. Choinière is a level above and older. This is a great move for him with a chance to play at a higher level fast. Grasshopper is not afraid of selling players to bigger leagues TOcanadafan and ahmedou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 1 hour ago, narduch said: He turned his Grasshopper move into a move to La Liga. I wouldn't be so dismissive. He most likely wasn't called because he isn't playing enough 1 hour ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Nothing against this move and Choiniere has been solid for us, but I just want to note that Corbeanu stood out for Grasshopper and he couldn't even make our squad. Anyone else think there's something odd about that? 1 hour ago, DeRo_Is_King said: Nothing against this move and Choiniere has been solid for us, but I just want to note that Corbeanu stood out for Grasshopper and he couldn't even make our squad. Anyone else think there's something odd about that? It's getting difficult to believe there isn't more behind Corbeanu's situation. He's put up good solid numbers everywhere he's played, yet struggled to get playing time and teams just seem to let him go without much concern. I wouldn't say there is a red flag, but it's amber at the very least. ahmedou 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianjc Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 good luck at Grasshopper, Mathieu. ahmedou and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 30 minutes ago, costarg said: It's getting difficult to believe there isn't more behind Corbeanu's situation. He's put up good solid numbers everywhere he's played, yet struggled to get playing time and teams just seem to let him go without much concern. I wouldn't say there is a red flag, but it's amber at the very least. The fact that Grenada lost Pelistri (ManU sold him to Greece, surprisingly enough) who was starting ahead of Corbeanu in LaLiga, and now in a division below, he’s a bench player playing barely anything is a flag. He didn’t even get an uptick in playing time after he scored that banger against Villarreal in that game where they got demolished when no one else showed up. I’ve heard fans say he’s too selfish with the ball and can’t play with teammates, but hard for him to play solo or as a unit when he just doesn’t play. Short of showing up to every practice completely plastered, I don’t know what could be holding him back so much. He’s 23 now, hardly an unknown quantity at this point. johnyb and ahmedou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 3 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: The fact that Grenada lost Pelistri (ManU sold him to Greece, surprisingly enough) who was starting ahead of Corbeanu in LaLiga, and now in a division below, he’s a bench player playing barely anything is a flag. He didn’t even get an uptick in playing time after he scored that banger against Villarreal in that game where they got demolished when no one else showed up. I’ve heard fans say he’s too selfish with the ball and can’t play with teammates, but hard for him to play solo or as a unit when he just doesn’t play. Short of showing up to every practice completely plastered, I don’t know what could be holding him back so much. He’s 23 now, hardly an unknown quantity at this point. I think he just turned 22, but point taken! DeRo_Is_King and ahmedou 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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