“We're excited to make the transfer for a player of Leo's quality permanent. Players. Clubs in Major League Soccer are bound by salary caps but there is still a way to secure top-class talent; the Designated Player (DP) rule. MLS Regular Season. Columbus is strongly rumored to be putting the finishing. %Pases. #12 • Forward. "Major League Soccer adds second DP slot, can purchase a third (league release)". DAP. General, Pase, Ataque, Defensa. (DP) contract during their time in MLS. Each team has one DP slot. . The $2m per year in salary that it'd take to acquire Mexico international Diego Lainez on loan is a hurdle for MLS teams as well from what. The Timbers found themsleves with two open DP slots -- each MLS team can sign up to three -- after Yimmi Chara and Jaroslaw Niezgoda both. Clubs will not have to buy the third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players 23 years old and younger. The Seattle Times. NYRB has two since it traded Amado Guevara to Chivas USA for their slot. Supplemental Slots Video. General DP. Luis Díaz. The Salary Guide contains salary information for all MLS players under contract as of September 13th, In the Guide, player salaries are broken. MLS Regular Season. [HOST] Campana will occupy a Young Designated Player slot on the roster.