NEW YORK—With a salary of $3.8 million (U.S.) in 2019, Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo is looking like a bargain for Toronto FC. But Toronto-born fullback Richie Laryea, at the MLS-minimum $56,250, is a downright steal.
Both are making their mark at different ends of TFC’s salary scale.
Pozuelo, proving again he is New York City FC’s kryptonite, scored both goals in TFC’s dramatic 2-1 win over top-seeded NYCFC in the Eastern Conference semifinal Wednesday. Laryea, meanwhile, triggered the winning penalty with a marauding run off the bench.
After missing the playoffs last season, Toronto is now one win away from its third MLS Cup final in four years.