New players confirmed

Gonzalo Martinez - Defender, very solid background, wiki
Gonzalo Peralta - Defender, solid background and at 6' 2" he will add some height in the box. Finally we will get some depth on defense, wiki
Jose Carvallo - Goalie now confirmed by DC United, will be good with some competition on this spot, wiki

Finally the big one;
Marcelo Gallardo has signed with DC United and will take our DP spot (big name player spot) he his an attacking midfielder and play maker, wiki.

This looks great on paper and hopefully these new guys will come to the MLS and play. Both Martinez and Gallardo is 32 years old and will bring a lot of experience to the team. It has been a long uncertain off season but it looks like we might pull it off and I truly think we will have a stronger team than the last 2 years.

Holy Crap

Jose Carvallo Rumour is that a deal is about done but so far I haven't heard anything from DC United
Gonzalo Peralta deal is close
Marcelo Gallardo finalized, Goff says, but nothing announced from DC United.

Arguez Out

Goff just posted that D.C. United's transfer of 19-year-old midfielder Bryan Arguez to Hertha Berlin has been finalized, sources close to the negotiations confirmed. Don't be surprised to see an official announcement today or Monday.

It is a shame that DC United never gave the kid a chance, obviously he has talent.

Gomez will not come back

Goff just reported that there is no chance in h*** that Gomez will be back with DC United this season or any other season.
The story is that Gomez got a very good offer during the season which he declined, he wanted more money, season ended and Gomez was nowhere close to the performance of the year before, DC United gave him another offer which was only 1 year with less money. Gomez apparently accepted the money but wanted 2 years.
When DC United in addition to that was trying to get Veron and was looking at other midfielder's to strengthen the team, Gomez got emotional about the whole thing and pretty much closed the door.

Through an intermediary, Gomez wanted to say: "Thank you to D.C. fans. My family and I will miss them."

I loved Gomez but I do not like players that whines and bitches like this so I say;
Adios Amiga, and good luck!

Supplemental Draft Picks

Brandon Owens, defensive player, Wiki
Dan Stratford, Midfielder, Wiki
James Thorpe, Goalkeeper, Wiki

All of these players have been stars in their college teams, we just have to see if they will be good enough to join the squad after training camp.

More Franco Niell Videos

Thanks Thomas for some more videos on Niell. The more information I receive about this little guy the more stoked I am getting. Check the assist to the goal in the end of this first video, stellar.

Links;
Nice Assist
Gooooooaaaaaalllll

DC United Resigns Jaime Moreno

DC United resigns Jaime Moreno, it will be really interesting to see that contract, he must have got a much lower salary compared to last year and we all hope he will not be apart of the starting line up. Hopefully he will have energy enough to play at least 20-25 minutes per game if needed and maybe he can teach Gomez if he comes back on how to take a PK.

Peruvian Goalie José Carvallo Seen in DC

According to Goff at Washington Post, the peruvian Goalie José Carvallo has been spotted in Washington. The 22 year old has 2 seasons behind playing for Universitario and also played one game for the Peruvian national team last year.

Apparently this youngster already has a VISA and I read somewhere that his mother lives in Northern Virginia, this would mean that he would not be counted as a foreign player.

I assume that he will compete with Zach Wells for the starting spot. That said, DC United has yet to confirm that Carvallo will join the squad or even join the training camp that starts next week.....

Maybe he is just here to visit mami....

Links;
Washington Post
Wiki

DC United Signs Gonzalo Martinez

DC united has now confirmed that they have signed defender Gonzalo Martinez from Colombia. Martinez is 32 years old and has a solid background. He has played 3 season in the Italian league, he has played 36 games for the National team and most recetly played for Millonarios from Colombia.

He definitely is getting up there in age but being a defensive player that is not necessarily bad, even though you get slower with age your experience is something that might be even more important than speed and as long as this guy is not slower than Vanney we will be fine. Having a solid and experienced player like Martinez directing out young guns McTavish and Burch in the back line will be huge and I think he will be playing in between these two guys with Namhoff covering the right side.

This might be the best defensive line up we had in years, I still think we need 1-2 guys on the bench to add some depth, hopefully one of our draft choices can fill that spot.

Martinez is waiting for his VISA and transfer certificates to be finalized, hopefully he will be able to join our team shortly.

The Team is slowly getting together and we are still waiting for some signings to happen on the midfield, there are rumors flying around regarding Gomez, and a new Argentine player but until I have some more solid information I will wait to post.


Links;
DC United
Wiki
Google
Washington Post

DC United Signs Argentine Franco Niell

Goff reported yesterday that Neill had been signed to DC United and now it is confirmed. I know very little about this guy other than that he is 5' 4", he has played 60 games for Argentinos Juniors as a forward and have scored 10 goals. He is 24 years old and have been signed to a 1 year loan from the Argentine club.

It would have been nice to get a striker that could win a header or two. Reports says he is very fast and works hard and tough to get hold off, considering his height I believe that.

I think he will complement Emilio very well and it will be good to see what he can do together with a player that will actually run and try to move forward with the ball. Also nice to see that we signed a young player.

Niell is waiting for Visa and Transfer papers ro go thru and will then join the squad who will start pre season training next week.

Links.
Washington Post
Wiki
Youtube
DC United