Major League Soccer on Wednesday published the list of players who have had Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) used to buy down their salary budget charges in 2017.
Sporting Kansas City has used TAM this season on defender Matt Besler, midfielder Benny Feilhaber and forwards Dom Dwyer and Diego Rubio.
Per MLS rules, clubs can use some or all of their available TAM to convert a Designated Player to a non-Designated Player by buying down his salary budget charge at or below the maximum salary budget charge. The maximum budget charge for an MLS player in 2017 is $480,625.
TAM has been allotted to MLS clubs every year since the mechanism was introduced in 2015. It may be used in the following five ways:
- To sign a new player provided his salary and acquisition costs are more than the maximum salary budget.
- To re-sign an existing player provided he is earning more than the maximum salary budget.
- To convert a Designated Player to a non-Designated Player by buying down his Salary Budget Charge at or below the maximum salary budget charge.
- If Targeted Allocation Money is used to free up a Designated Player slot, the club must simultaneously sign a new Designated Player at an investment equal to or greater than the player he is replacing.
- A club retains the flexibility to convert a player bought down with Targeted Allocation Money into a Designated Player if that club has a free Designated Player slot.
- Clubs may use up to $200,000 of currently approved Targeted Allocation Money (amounts through 2017) to sign new Homegrown Players to their first MLS contract. It cannot be used on Homegrown Players previously signed to MLS.
- Clubs are also allowed to trade their TAM to another club.
Targeted Allocation Money Invested by Year
- 2015: $500,000 per club
- 2016: $800,000 per club
- 2017: $1.2 million per club
TAM has been used on the following players in 2017, as of March 8:
As of March 8, 2017
<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/luciano-acosta">Acosta, Luciano</a> |
D.C. United |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/bismark-adjei-boateng">Adjei-Boateng, Bismark</a> |
Colorado Rapids |
<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/roland-alberg">Alberg, Roland</a> |
Philadelphia Union |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/benjamin-angoua">Angoua, Benjamin</a> |
New England Revolution |
<a href="https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/kyle-beckerman">Beckerman, Kyle</a> |
Real Salt Lake |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matt-besler">Besler, Matthew</a> |
Sporting Kansas City |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/steve-birnbaum">Birnbaum, Steve</a> |
D.C. United |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/christian-bolanos">Bolanos, Christian</a> |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/frederic-brillant">Brillant, Frederic</a> |
New York City FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/juan-david-cabezas">Cabezas, Juan David</a> |
Houston Dynamo |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/francisco-calvo">Calvo, Francisco</a> |
Minnesota United FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/carlos-carmona">Carmona, Carlos</a> |
Atlanta United |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/maxime-chanot">Chanot, Maxime</a> |
New York City FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/diego-chara">Chara, Diego</a> |
Portland Timbers |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/laurent-ciman">Ciman, Laurent</a> |
Montreal Impact |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/armando-cooper">Cooper, Armando</a> |
Toronto FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/michael-de-leeuw">de Leeuw, Michael</a> |
Chicago Fire |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/antonio-mlinar-delamea">Delamea, Antonio Mlinar</a> |
New England Revolution |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/vadim-demidov">Demidov, Vadim</a> |
Minnesota United FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mauro-diaz">Diaz, Mauro</a> |
FC Dallas |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/kevin-doyle">Doyle, Kevin</a> |
Colorado Rapids |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/dom-dwyer">Dwyer, Dom</a> |
Sporting Kansas City |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/benny-feilhaber">Feilhaber, Benny</a> |
Sporting Kansas City |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/leandro-gonzalez-pirez">Gonzalez Pirez, Leandro</a> |
Atlanta United |
*Guzan, Brad |
Atlanta United |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/danny-hoesen">Hoesen, Danny</a> |
San Jose Earthquakes |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jahmir-hyka">Hyka, Jahmir</a> |
San Jose Earthquakes |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ilsinho">Ilsinho</a> |
Philadelphia Union |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jermaine-jones">Jones, Jermaine</a> |
LA Galaxy |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/florian-jungwirth">Jungwirth, Florian</a> |
San Jose Earthquakes |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/ola-kamara">Kamara, Ola</a> |
Columbus Crew SC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/johan-kappelhof">Kappelhof, Johan</a> |
Chicago Fire |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/diego-rubio">Kostner, Diego Rubio</a> |
Sporting Kansas City |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/roland-lamah">Lamah, Roland</a> |
FC Dallas |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/matteo-mancosu">Mancosu, Matteo</a> |
Montreal Impact |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/mauro-manotas">Manotas, Mauro</a> |
Houston Dynamo |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/chris-mccann">McCann, Chris</a> |
Atlanta United |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/dax-mccarty">McCarty, Dax</a> |
Chicago Fire |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/haris-medunjanin">Medunjanin, Haris</a> |
Philadelphia Union |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/darlington-nagbe">Nagbe, Darlington</a> |
Portland Timbers |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/lee-nguyen">Nguyen, Lee</a> |
New England Revolution |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/antonio-nocerino">Nocerino, Antonio</a> |
Orlando City SC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/joao-pedro">Pedro, Joao</a> |
LA Galaxy |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/romell-quioto">Quioto, Romell</a> |
Houston Dynamo |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/yordy-reyna">Reyna, Yordy</a> |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/liam-ridgewell">Ridgewell, Liam</a> |
Portland Timbers |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/alexander-ring">Ring, Alexander</a> |
New York City FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/daniel-royer">Royer, Daniel</a> |
New York Red Bulls |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/gaston-sauro">Sauro, Gaston</a> |
Columbus Crew SC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/rasmus-schuller">Schuller, Rasmus</a> |
Minnesota United FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jay-simpson">Simpson, Jay</a> |
Philadelphia Union |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/jonathan-spector">Spector, Jonathan</a> |
Orlando City SC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/cristian-techera">Techera, Cristian</a> |
Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/roman-torres">Torres, Roman</a> |
Seattle Sounders FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/victor-vazquez">Vazquez, Victor</a> |
Toronto FC |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/bradley-wright-phillips">Wright-Phillips, Bradley</a> |
New York Red Bulls |
<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/gyasi-zardes">Zardes, Gyasi</a> |
LA Galaxy |
*Player will be added to MLS roster upon the opening of the Secondary Transfer Window (July 10-Aug. 9)
