Brian Ching has reportedly received permission from MLS to discuss a renegotiated deal with the Houston Dynamo, likely meaning a trade from Montreal Impact is in works.
Brian Ching-To-Houston Dynamo All But Finished, Report Says
This clearly does not seem to have played out in the favor of the Impact or Ching. The Impact will have essentially gotten a conditional draft pick for one of their expansion draft selections and Ching will have had to take a presumably substantial pay cut.
After taking a bit of a public relations hit initially, the Dynamo now seem poised to come out of this as the winners. They’ll have retained a popular player and have him back in plenty of time to help break in their new stadium. If Ching can remain healthy, they’ll likely have a reasonably productive player at a much more salary-cap friendly price.
Read Article >Brian Ching Reportedly Receives Permission From MLS To Renegotiate With Dynamo
The other interesting part of this is Ching’s apparent renegotiation. If that report is true, it could be argued that this whole situation has really played out in the Dynamo’s favor. Part of the reason he was left exposed in the expansion draft in the first place was because of his being owed more than $400,000 this year. Presumably, if his contract option was already picked up by the Impact, his 2012 salary would already be guaranteed.
For more on Ching’s situation, be sure to check out Dynamo Theory.
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