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CITY SC acquires up to $725K in GAM from Toronto FC for Right of First Refusal for Josh Sargent

Sargent AP FILE - United States' Joshua Sargent (24) plays against Japan during an international friendly soccer match in Duesseldorf, Germany, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. United States forward Josh Sargent could miss Saturday's June 8, 2024, friendly against Colombia and could be dropped from the Copa America roster. A 24-year-old from O'Fallon, Missouri, Sargent scored 16 goals in 26 league games with Norwich in England's second-tier League Championship but finished the season while playing with foot swelling. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) (Martin Meissner/AP)
By Lucas Sellem

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Matrix Midwest) - St. Louis CITY SC is set to receive up to $725,000 in General Allocation Money from Toronto FC in exchange for the Right of First Refusal for St. Louis-native, Josh Sargent.

According to CITY SC, the club will get a guaranteed $250,000 in 2026 GAM and $250,000 in 2027 GAM for the ROFR.

If a club holds a player’s Right of First Refusal, it grants the club priority to re-sign a player returning to the league. If a club holds this right, it can match any contract offer the player receives from another MLS club to sign with that club.

St. Louis could receive up to an additional $225,000 in conditional GAM based on performance incentives.

Sargent signed with Toronto FC this morning as a Designated Player through the 2030-31 Major League Soccer season.

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