Reader mailbag: Which 'contract option' players will return for TFC?
Toronto FC must make important decisions on six players who'll be in the option years of their contracts at the end of the season.
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There are nine players on the roster making above $500,000 US per year. Six players from that group will see their contracts expire at the end of this season (Ola Brynhildsen, Sigurd Rosted, Raoul Petretta, Derrick Etienne Jr., Sean Johnson and Deybi Flores). Which of these players would you re-sign at a similar contract value?
– Derek Reynolds
As Derek points out, the six players he mentioned by name are all out of contract at the end of the 2026 season, with the club either having the option to pick them for next year or is Brynhildsen's case make him a permanent signing once his loan deal expires.
All six are making more than half a million dollars this campaign: Brynhildsen ($1,629,610 UA), Etienne Jr. ($745,566), Flores ($656,667), Johnson ($1,063,125), Petretta ($854,750) and Rosted ($805,000).
