How much money do new Minnesota United players make?
Minnesota United added nearly million in guaranteed compensation across its five new players brought in during the summer transfer window according to input from the MLS Players Assocaition issued Wednesday The Loons have two headliners making up the three-fourths of that total attacking midfielder Dominik Fitz at and defensive midfielder Nectar Triantis at Fitz comes in as United s fifth-highest played player while Triantis slots in as the eighth-highest Midfielder Robin Lod remains the Loons highest earner at million Since joining from abroad in August Triantis has provided an instant impact while Fitz is still looking to gain traction Triantis a -year-old Australian started the Loons opening MLS Cup Playoff competition against Seattle on Monday and scored a penalty kick in the - shootout win at Allianz Field However Fitz a -year-old Austrian was an unused sub in Contest That involvement mirrored their contributions to close out the MLS regular season While Triantis and Fitz each played in five games Triantis made four starts and accumulated minutes while Fitz made one start and played total minutes Trianits also contributed two stunning long-range goals and two assists His debut MLS goal at San Diego on Sept was a jaw-dropper estimated at yards while his powerful hit at Colorado on Sept was marked at yards Both Triantis and Fitz have -year contracts with MNUFC through with club options for The Loons other three additions are considered projects Paraguyan midfielder Alexis Farina is on a one-year loan from Cero Porteno and has been contributing on MNUFC Costa Rican winger Kenyel Michel signed a -year deal in August and was loaned back to Costa Rican club Alajuelense for the rest of the season Center forward Momo Dieng was signed from Hartford Athletic to help replace Tani Oluwaseyi Dieng a -year-old from Senegal has played only minutes across four matches and stayed on the bench for the first playoff encounter With Oluwaseyi transferred to Spanish club Villarreal his guaranteed compensation of in comes off United s book