The 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs roll on for several clubs, but for others the roster reshuffling for 2024 has continued.
Nashville SC, Portland Timbers, and FC Dallas are the latest MLS clubs to announce their end-of-season roster moves, as they begin preparation towards 2024.
Sebastian Blanco, Josef Martinez, Chicaharito, and Alfredo Morales are just a handful of veterans that will be on the market after parting ways with their respective clubs.
Simon Becher, Matt Freese, Robbie Robinson, and McKinze Gaines are among the players that will return to their clubs after having options exercised for 2024.
Damir Kreilach is a key veteran who also might be on the move despite remaining in negotiations with his current club.
Here is a closer look at which teams have reported their end-of-season roster moves:
Atlanta United
Options Exercised: Aiden McFadden.
Options Declined: Machop Chol, Jackson Conway, Clément Diop, Efraín Morales, Justin Garces.
Expired Contracts: Ozzie Alonso, Miguel Berry, Miles Robinson, Matheus Rossetto, Amar Sejdić, Quentin Westberg.
Expired Loans: Juanjo Purata.
Austin FC
Options Exercised: Damian Las, Daniel Pereira.
Options Declined: Charlie Asensio, Will Bruin, Sofiane Djeffal, Kipp Keller, Adam Lundkvist, Alfonso Ocampo-Chávez, Rodney Redes, Memo Rodriguez, Maxi Urruti.
Expired Contracts: Hector Jimenez.
**The club is in negotiations with Jimenez.
Charlotte FC
Options Exercised: Harrison Afful, McKinze Gaines, Chris Hegardt, Pablo Sisniega, Jan Sobocinski, Adrian Zendejas.
Expired Contracts: Derrick Jones.
**Club is in negotiations with veteran winger Justin Meram.
Chicago Fire
Options Exercised: Jonathan Dean, Jeffrey Gall, Fabian Herbers, Wyatt Omsberg, Spencer Richey.
Options Declined: Kendall Burks, Alex Monis, Allan Rodríguez.
Expired Contracts: Kei Kamara.
Expired Loans: Alonso Aceves, Ousmane Doumbia.
Exercised Purchase Option: Maren Haile-Selassie.
**The club is in negotiations with Javier Casas Jr.
Colorado Rapids
Options Exercised: Andrew Gutman, Calvin Harris, Ralph Priso.
Options Declined: Sebastian Anderson, Steven Beitashour, Oliver Larraz, Jack Price, Abraham Rodriguez, Gustavo Vallecilla, William Yarbrough.
Expired Contracts: Luis Diaz, Diego Rubio.
Expired Loans: Danny Leyva.
**The club remains in discussions with Larraz, Yarbrough, and Anderson.
FC Dallas
Options Exercised: Asier Illarramendi, Liam Fraser, Katlego ‘Tsiki’ Ntsabeleng, Sam Junqua, Herbert Endeley.
Options Declined: Collin Smith, Facundo Quignón , José Martínez.
**The club is in negotiations with Jáder Obrian, Jimmy Maurer, Amet Korça.
Inter Miami
Options Exercised: Ian Fray, Cole Jensen, Robbie Robinson, Ryan Sailor, Lawson Sunderland, Robert Taylor.
Options Declined: Josef Martínez, Jake LaCava.
Expired Contracts: Victor Ulloa.
** Club is in negotiations with Dixon Arroyo and Leandro González Pirez. River Plate holds a purchase option for Gonzalez Pirez.
L.A. Galaxy
Options Exercised: Novak Mićović, Daniel Aguirre, Gino Vivi, Preston Judd.
Options Declined: Jonathan Klinsmann, Tony Alfaro, Calegari, Kelvin Leerdam, Uri Rosell, Billy Sharp.
Expired Contracts: Douglas Costa, Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez, Adam Saldaña, Michael Barrios.
** Club has extended a bona-fide offer to Tyler Boyd.
Nashville SC
Options Exercised: Josh Bauer, Lukas MacNaughton.
Options Declined: Kemy Amiche, Nick DePuy, Tyler Freeman, Ahmed Longmire, Nebiyou Perry, Laurence Wyke, Ethan Zubak.
Expired Contracts: Luke Haakenson, Dax McCarty, Fafà Picault.
New York City FC
Options Exercised: Luis Barraza, Matt Freese, Andres Jasson, Kevin O’Toole, Gabriel Segal.
Options Declined: Nico Benalcazar, Braian Cufré, Jonathan Jimenez, Alfredo Morales, Samuel Owusu, Matias Pellegrini, Stephen Turnbull.
Portland Timbers
Options Exercised: Nathan Fogaca.
Options Declined: Bryan Acosta, Franck Boli, Noel Caliskan, Diego Gutierrez, Eric Miller, Jaroslaw Niezgoda, Justin Rasmussen.
Expired Contracts: Sebastián Blanco
**The club is in negotiations with Acosta, Miller, and David Bingham.
Real Salt Lake
Options Exercised: Emeka Eneli, Maikel Chang, Tomas Gomez, Bode Hidalgo, Jasper Löffelsend, Bryan Oviedo, Pablo Ruiz.
Options Declined: Damir Kreilach, Julio Benitez.
Expired Contracts: Scott Caldwell, Danny Musovski.
Expired Loans: Moses Nyeman.
**The club remains in negotiations with Kreilach and Nyeman over potential stays with RSL.
St. Louis CITY SC
Options Exercised: Sam Adeniran, Lucas Bartlett, Aziel Jackson, Anthony Markanich, Célio Pompeu, Jared Stroud, Akil Watts, Josh Yaro.
Options Declined: Michael Creek, Max Schneider.
Expired Contracts: Jonathan Bell, John Nelson.
Toronto FC
Options Exercised: Luka Gavran, Alonso Coello.
Options Declined: Greg Ranjitsingh, Tomás Romero, Themi Antonoglou, Víctor Vázquez, CJ Sapong.
Expired Contracts: Cristian Gutierrez.
Expired Loans: Franco Ibarra.
**The club is in negotiations with Aime Mabika.
Vancouver Whitecaps
Options Exercised: Simon Becher, Tristan Blackmon, Isaac Boehmer, Levonte Johnson, Ryan Raposo.
Options Declined: Matteo Campagna, Kamron Habibullah, Thomas Hasal.
Expired Contracts: Junior Hoilett, Sebastian Berhalter,
Expired Loans: Richie Laryea.
**The club is in talks with Berhalter, Hoilett, Laryea, Teibert, and Karifa Yao.
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