It’s all about posturing and negotiation.
Ignacio Piatti has for long enough maintained this would be his last season in Montreal, and looks determined to stick to that plan. It seems clear his intention is to have his career swan-song in his home country.
And who could deny him that? A player who has given so much to Montreal Impact, and one that has thrilled crowds and lifted people out of their seats, since he arrived here in 2014.
Except there’s a contract, which offers Montreal Impact the option of a further year, taking the union between player and club out to the end of 2020.