MLS confirmed yesterday that both Stefan Frei and Fuad have been graduated from the Generation adidas class. That means they will both count against the roster limit for TFC next year and their salary will be counted against the cap.
It poses a couple interesting questions. With Frei it's easy to appreciate the skill and what he brings to the team. The question becomes can you get 90 per cent of Frei's impact as a keeper for less money and would the club be better off using the savings to upgrade elsewhere -- especially when you factor in the potential allocation Toronto could receive if he were moved to Europe in January.
With Ibby, you have a young player that is in the US youth set-up, but that has struggled to find playing time in MLS. He's still a kid and would benefit from reserve league minutes. The question is what do you pay him? League minimum, I would think, which would be a hard thing for him to adjust to after making six figures as a teenager.
The rest of the graduation list is after the jump:
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Eric Avila (FC Dallas)
Nico Colaluca (New England Revolution)
Roger Espinoza (Kansas City)
Bruno Guarda (FC Dallas)
Baggio Husidic (Chicago Fire)
Chance Myers (Kansas City)
Alex Nimo (Real Salt Lake)
Ciaran O’Brien (Colorado Rapids)
Brek Shea (FC Dallas)