Toronto FC opens doors to Giovinco, allows former MLS MVP to use training facility

TORONTO — Toronto FC has opened its doorways once more to Sebastian Giovinco.

The 36-year-old Italian isn’t again with the MLS membership. But the previous MLS MVP, has as soon as once more indicated his curiosity in resuming his profession in Toronto colors and the workforce has provided to let the membership legend use its north Toronto coaching facility.

Giovinco, who nonetheless has a house in Toronto, isn’t coaching with the workforce but however membership officers are maintaining a tally of him to see what’s left within the tank.

Toronto (3-11-10) may use some scoring assist., It has been blanked in its final six outings in all competitions.

Giovinco stays the membership’s all-time main scorer with 83 targets in all competitions, 4 forward of Jozy Altidore and 24 forward of veteran TFC midfielder Jonathan Osorio.

The diminutive ahead, generally known as the Atomic Ant, left TFC in January 2019 over a wage dispute. 

Unwilling to fulfill his contract calls for, Toronto bought Giovinco to Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal FC previous to the 2019 season. At US$7.1 million, the previous Juventus ahead was the highest-earner in MLS in 2018.

The Italian give up the well-heeled Saudi membership, which is presently ending up a deal to amass Brazil’s Neymar, in August 2021 by mutual settlement.

He hung out at Toronto’s coaching camp in California in January 2022, albeit with out a contract. At the time, membership president Bill Manning mentioned Giovinco was concerned about ending his profession with the MLS workforce and that cash was not a problem.

But nothing got here of it.

And in February 2022, Giovinco signed a short-term cope with Italy’s Sampdoria by June of that 12 months.

Giovinco received MVP honours in his debut 2015 season, when he was straight concerned in 65 per cent of Toronto’s 58 targets with 22 targets and 16 assists. In all competitions, he had 83 targets and 64 assists in 142 appearances.

His MLS totals over 4 seasons have been 68 targets and 52 assists in 114 regular-season video games (111 begins).

In December 2020, Giovinco was named to the league’s listing of 25 best gamers, alongside the likes of David Beckham, Landon Donovan, Robbie Keane and Canadian Dwayne De Rosario.