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Potential Designated Player Targets: The Big Names

As you’re well aware of by now, New York City FC and Frank Lampard have decided to part ways heading into the 2017 season. That means that the club is once again in possession of a vacant Designated Player slot. With that knowledge being well-versed, we have already seen silly season rumors, like Sami Khedira being a potential NYCFC target. Now, an ownership like CFG most cerntainly has the means to pay a transfer fee for the likes of a player of Khedira’s stature in the world today. However, in MLS, paying exorbitant transfer fees are not typically well received, and their could even be salary cap implications to such a deal.