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<\/p>\nFC Dallas\u2019 September roster profile landed with the rest of the league\u2019s on Thursday morning, and on the surface it reads like a club that made small, sensible moves during the summer transfer window. <\/p>\n
As you dig into it next to the previous edition back in the spring, though, a tighter story begins to emerge: the Hoops are running low on the two things a mid-table needs most in MLS\u2026roster flexibility and spending money.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive in.<\/p>\n
The slots are full<\/p>\n
For starters, the club is staying on the U22 model, which has been their thing for the last couple of seasons now. Back in February\/March, the club actually had five U22 players on the books with Ran Binyamin, Patrickson Delgado, Geovane Jesus, Kaick and Enes Sali. <\/p>\n
As of today, the club now has four U22s, with Daniel Job coming in as the new one and Sali being sold in the summer transfer window. <\/p>\n
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Yes, Geovane Jesus is completely missing from today\u2019s update. The club confirmed the following to me:<\/p>\n
FC Dallas has waived defender Geovane Jesus. Jesus has cleared waivers and will continue his rehabilitation with FC Dallas.<\/p>\n
Back to the report, Job is the fresh new face. Dallas spent big money to land him last month<\/a>. The downer is, as of this writing, he hasn\u2019t even arrived in Frisco due to paperwork and Visa-related reasons (I\u2019m told the club hopes to have him here by the end of the month). <\/p>\n With that group set, there is no room to add another young project without selling or shifting one out first. They also cannot add a new Designated Player to the mix as this roster model only allows for two DPs. <\/p>\n The one thing that could change going into next year\u2019s Sprint Season\u2026is if they club decides not to bring Santiago Moreno back on a permanent transfer. <\/p>\n The problem for FC Dallas is what\u2019s left in the account to do the spending. <\/p>\n Where the money went<\/p>\n As of the February snapshot, FC Dallas had roughly $1.576,731 in available 2026 GAM to work with. As of today\u2019s report, that figure sits just below $900k. Let\u2019s call it roughly $687k in GAM spent this season. <\/p>\n That\u2019s the 2026 story, and if we\u2019re being honest, it\u2019s mid-pack at best. <\/p>\n But the more revealing number lives in 2027 for FC Dallas. <\/p>\n Our friend Arman Kafai dug into FCD\u2019s future commitments<\/a> that have been reported and found something even more surprising (and rather frustrating to a degree): Dallas has committed nearly $950k in GAM for 2027. <\/p>\n Notes: The SuperDraft row lumps four separate trades ($175K Colorado, $50K Atlanta, $50K RBNY, $75K two-pick deal). Not shown: a February waiver-priority swap with Philadelphia ($75K, 2026 only) that helped Dallas secure Santiago Moreno \u2014 it carries no 2027 charge.<\/p>\n For me, Dallas went from looking thrifty to looking stretched. While we don\u2019t know how these GAM numbers will factor once MLS shifts their calendar next year, you do get a sense that the club has opted to try and plan ahead for 2027 with this spending. <\/p>\n The club quietly mortgaged next year\u2019s flexibility for the Sprint Season on a few smaller long-term pieces and two goalkeepers. It remains to be seen how this will affect the 2027-28 season that begins next summer. <\/p>\n Previous deals maybe to blame<\/p>\n This post is for subscribers only<\/p>\n