Big D Soccer · Jun 29, 2022
Paes, For Better or Worse
On Tuesday, FC Dallas exercised its permanent transfer option on Dutch starting GK Maarten Paes, giving him a contract guaranteed through the 2025 season with two option years thereafter.
The fee (reportedly $1.1 million), the contract length (longest on the team – see below), and the international slot FC Dallas will have to use in the medium term to keep him around all point to a high evaluation of his abilities by the front office. His salary is still TBA (note: per the MLSPA he was making ~$150k base salary this season), but I would be surprised given the above factors if he is not the highest-paid FCD GK ever (presently backup GK Jimmy Maurer), and by quite a margin.