MLS increases the amount of Targeted Allocation Money and money for Homegrown talent that teams will be able to utilize over the next two seasons.
Major League Soccer is pumping more cash into the compensation of its players. In an earlier announcement, MLS declared its commitment to invest $37 million in Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to its teams for use over the next two seasons. Each MLS club will receive $800,000 in additional TAM dollars for both the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The money may be used by clubs to add greater depth to their rosters by investing in players who are not considered Designated Players but make more than the 2016 maximum roster salary of $457,500.