The Brian Ching saga appears to have taken another interesting turn. Just about a week after making his preseason playing debut with the Montreal Impact, reports came out on Monday that a trade was in the works that would send him back to the Houston Dynamo. Now, it appears the trade is close enough to being done that he's been permitted to discuss a new deal with the Dynamo.
Brian Ching Reportedly Receives Permission From MLS To Renegotiate With Dynamo
The Impact and Major League Soccer have given Ching permission to renegotiate his contract with the Dynamo.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) February 13, 2012
There have not been any reports that would indicate what the Dynamo may be giving up in exchange for Ching. While the Impact were supposedly looking for a player like Andre Hainault in return, such a bounty seems highly unlikely. At this point, it would seem that supplemental draft picks or a limited amount of allocation would be a reasonable trade.
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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