Nashville SC Acquires $525K In GAM From New England Revolution In Exchange For Dave Romney

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Dave Romney. Photo: Courtesy of Nashville SC

Nashville Soccer Club has acquired $525,000 in General Allocation Money (GAM) from the New England Revolution in exchange for defender Dave Romney. Nashville will receive $250,000 in GAM in 2023 and $275,000 in 2024.   

Romney joined the club during a trade window in the fall of 2019, prior to the club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer. Since then, the center back has appeared in 87 regular season matches for the Boys in Gold.  

This marks another step in a string of offseason moves that are setting up NSC for 2023

Though Romney has been an important member of Nashville SC’s fantastic defense these past three seasons, the addition of more GAM shows that the club is willing to exchange good defense to build an even better offense. The key goal is to bulk up their offense and build around Hany Mukhtar, who single-handedly carried the team to the playoffs.

Earlier in the offseason, Nashville SC dumped Aké Loba‘s contract and opened a new Designated Player spot for the team. In November, Nashville acquired Fabrice-Jean “Fafà” Picault from the Houston Dynamo, who can be extremely effective for the team as he’s been one of the top wingers in the league.

Nashville SC also finalized the transfer of Jacob Shaffelburg from Toronto in November. Shaffelburg played fantastic for Nashville in the short time since he came on loan. His permanent placement can help grow the offense as well.

Earlier this week, NSC signed USL star Tyler Freeman to a four-year contract. The 19-year-old shows raw talent that, in a proper MLS system, can make him a top competitor. Freeman will most likely begin his Nashville SC career with its MLS NEXT Pro team in Huntsville, but don’t be surprised if he makes an appearance in late 2023.

The club is not done making deals and fans should expect more moves before the season begins on Feb. 25 as NYCFC comes to GEODIS Park.

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