Tom Bogert

This is something that Miami was interested in.

It wasn't after the final.

It was as they were planning for 2026.

Vancouver don't want to sell them.

They've been public about that as well, saying we're not negotiating.

And they're, by the way, being very, very clear to say,

Inter-Miami are not doing anything underhanded.

They're being completely respectful.

They're allowed to bid for players and we're allowed to just not negotiate if we don't want to sell them.

So they were kind of clear on that.

Tristan Blackman, winning defender of the year.

I believe he was like the 39th highest paid or 20th.

He was not one of the highest paid defenders in the league.

And when you win Defender of the Year, obviously you're asking for a new contract.

Those contract talks have not gone super well.

And Tristan Blackman got to the point where he said, OK, like I'm supposed to show up for preseason.

I'm not going to until I get a new contract.

His holdout lasted one day, which probably doesn't help in terms of leverage for the contract talks continuing.

But Vancouver Whitecaps are insistent he is not leaving.

They're not negotiating.