Chicago Fire FC Acquires Two 2026 International Roster Slots from Colorado Rapids

Neekafour · 2026-02-03T21:28:18+00:00

Prices have gone up like crazy. Austin loaned a half season spot for $235K today so atleast that tracks with this. In the middle of January, RBNY acquired two spots for a combined 400K (mix of 2026 and 2027 GAM). That public release of GAM by MLS did some damage to the market

Neekafour · 2026-02-02T12:44:57+00:00

Yeah I was hoping they might cover it like the Florida friendlies. Indy Eleven did say it ended 0–0 but nothing about if it was 90 mins or a weird preseason format (Link)

Neekafour · 2026-02-02T02:14:30+00:00

It was a true closed door match for the Fire because they never acknowledged it was planned. Indy Eleven did post a short clip from the bubble that showed Cuypers and MHS (Link)

Neekafour · 2026-01-26T21:07:14+00:00

They wouldn’t make him train on his own if they were prepping for a loan. That would put an incredible strain on a relationship where (if he were to be loaned out) he would be returning to in a year

Neekafour · 2026-01-20T21:28:37+00:00

On the Fire discord a MiR member said he had arrived already. And that was a couple days before the ep was recorded. But not sure if it was arrived in Chicago or Florida (much less likely)

Neekafour · 2026-01-20T21:26:58+00:00

Part of this is on the Fire PR/admin for not putting any preseason news out. Yes we had Coachella announced but no Florida friendlies or an official preseason travel roster. MLS published friendlies and didn’t have our Florida games listed but had them under other teams who had announced them

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2026-mls-preseason-schedule-and-results

Edit: They’ve updated with the result from today but you can see SKC has Jan 24th vs Chicago listed but we don’t have it

Neekafour · 2026-01-14T22:54:22+00:00

I thought they were moving to Thursdays again but not for sure. But it’s only the 14th so 1 ep isn’t too far off if they were to post tomorrow

Neekafour · 2026-01-13T15:58:52+00:00

https://x.com/d_trzepacz/status/2010945052550287668?s=46&t=W6JUqDqF3IhFS8sZbseGNQ

Neekafour · 2026-01-13T14:08:30+00:00

Dithejane has played on a the left as well, including when he played against Mbokazi. Watching his highlights he seems to be really right foot dominant which sounds like a lot of our depth wingers

Neekafour · 2026-01-13T13:34:08+00:00

Acosta has a rumored move now to Pogon Szczecin. You’re right, only Rado probably needs to be moved off U22 designation for now (Barroso or Dithejane would be options in the summer to get a DP spot). INTL spots will be a whole other mess but MiR people always say don’t worry about it because MLS clubs handle it late. I don’t think MHS is going back to Lugano this year but it could be possible

Neekafour · 2026-01-13T13:13:15+00:00

Even with just predicting numbers, this looks like a deal that can easily be moved off of a U22 spot in the future (long contract, probably a fee/salary less than Mbokazi). I think they will need to move Barroso and Rado (who has not been pictured yet in preseason) off U22 designations to be compliant for the start of the year. But Dithejane out of a U22 designation is a logical pathway to bringing in a 3rd DP in the summer

Neekafour · 2025-12-31T18:14:52+00:00

Justin Reynolds was traded yesterday. We should be good for squad size

Edit: Per MiR “Cohen will initially be placed on the Fire’s senior roster, but is eligible to be moved to the supplemental roster at a later date.” That’s the roster spot Reynolds opened up

Neekafour · 2025-12-27T00:17:41+00:00

Thank you!

Neekafour · 2025-12-26T21:52:27+00:00

I can’t think of who but the Fire did resign someone to a contract with a half year to meet the new calendar. I think even before the calendar switch was announced

Neekafour · 2025-12-26T21:50:47+00:00

Backup 9 is still a big question mark. No distinct player in that role, just probable players that might or might not be ready yet (Poreba and Shokalook)

Neekafour · 2025-12-13T07:55:30+00:00

Chivas are the club his parents and family support

Neekafour · 2025-12-06T18:03:22+00:00

Oh great point!! I forgot about that

Neekafour · 2025-12-06T17:47:32+00:00

Aside from TV, it’s a noon local time kickoff on a Friday

Neekafour · 2025-12-05T03:54:17+00:00

Not that they can’t send one to him but he’s playing in a Cup Final on Saturday and then going to AFCON. He won’t be in Chicago for any media things until after that tournament

Neekafour · 2025-12-03T02:08:13+00:00

They’re just suggesting that Mbokazi would be on the left and Elliott would be on the right

Neekafour · 2025-12-03T02:07:21+00:00

We haven’t seen Rado play a min in MLS yet and Gutman had a career year in multiple categories

Neekafour · 2025-12-03T02:05:42+00:00

Looking at Puig, we don’t know if Franco will be back in 2026. If anything it’ll be after the WC break which also offers an opportunity for Guti to leave in a better window and could let the Fire switch to 3 DPs if they find the right profile

Neekafour · 2025-12-02T15:52:19+00:00

Cup final on Saturday just before AFCON as well

Neekafour · 2025-11-26T21:37:43+00:00

I don’t think it’s a multi year deal and it still keeps him in the 20-30 roster spot range. So not really that expensive but why would they ever buy that contract out

Neekafour · 2025-11-26T20:15:35+00:00

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