New England Revolution Sign First Designated Player, Argentine Striker Milton Caraglio

Joseph has carried along a club with incompetent ownership and made average players look like All-Stars for almost a decade now. Even as the 33-year-old Joseph has begun to age some of the club has fallen on hard times supporters knew they had at least one class player on the team, but is his time with the club coming to an end?

It’s no secret that Joseph has felt undervalued in MLS. He wanted to move to Celtic when they put in a bid for him a few years ago only to see the league turn it down. He’s also wanted to be paid like the top player in the league, something that wouldn’t be hard to argue he has been before. This tweet could just be a negotiating ploy as he tries to get the Revs to pay up and extend his contract at the same $500,000 per year he’s getting now or with a raise.

“He’s an exciting player,” Revolution head coach Steve Nicol said in a team release. “He has a good touch and likes to get forward. We’re looking for Milton to get involved in our goal-scoring, both with him scoring goals and helping get his teammates involved.”

Caraglio has played for Argentina’s Rosario Central for the past five seasons, scoring 11 goals in 49 first-team appearances. The first four of those seasons were spent in Argentina’s first division, before Rosario Central was relegated for the 2010-11 season. Prior to joining the Revolution, Caraglio had been on an extended trial in Europe, even appearing in a West Ham United uniform while they were in the English Premier League. Caraglio also drew interest from some Serie A teams.