re: Giovinco to TFC on 7 million dollar a year deal.

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Woah, if that's the case then this is a coup for Toronto. That's only 2.5 million dollars a season. That can't be right...

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Juventus playmaker Sebastian Giovinco has signed a Major League Soccer contract and will join Toronto FC this summer, the club announced on Monday.

Details of the contract were not announced, though the Toronto Sun reported that Giovinco had lined up a five-year deal worth more than $7 million a year. If the contract figure is accurate, Giovinco's total compensation could allow him to surpass Orlando City's Kaka as the highest-paid player in MLS.

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The Juventus and Italy playmaker Sebastian Giovinco is set to join Major League Soccer side Toronto FC, the Canadian and Italian media reported on Sunday.

They said an announcement was expected imminently for the transfer of the 27-year-old nicknamed the “Atomic Ant”, who will be out of contract with the Serie A leaders in July. There was no comment from either club.

Canadian media reported the four-year deal would be worth $7m (£4.6m) a year, making him the second highest-paid player in the MLS after Orlando City’s Brazilian midfielder Kaká. The exact timing of the move remained unclear, with the MLS season starting in March.

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Giovinco, 27, will arrive from reigning Italian champions Juventus following the conclusion of the current Serie A season. The man they call the “Atomic Ant” in his homeland will link up with Greg Vanney’s squad after signing a reported five-year contract with Toronto for over $7 million per year, according to the Toronto Sun. If true, Giovinco would surpass Kaka’s salary at Orlando City of $6.6 million which is currently the highest in MLS history.

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