"Vancouver Whitecaps defender, and reigning MLS Defender of the Year, Tristan Blackmon didn't report to the club's first day of preseason camp, sources confirmed to ESPN. A Whitecaps spokesperson told ESPN that players were required to be in Vancouver by end of the day on Tuesday, with entrance medical exams scheduled for Wednesday. Multiple sources later confirmed that Blackmon didn't show up for his physical."
"At issue is a contract saga involving Vancouver, Blackmon and Inter Miami CF, with the Herons proposing an intra- MLS cash transfer of $3 million to sign the defender. But when news of the offer, originally reported by the Miami Herald, emerged, Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster issued a forceful denial, stating that the club wasn't looking to move Blackmon and was trying to keep him instead."
Tristan Blackmon, Vancouver Whitecaps defender and 2025 MLS Defender of the Year, did not report to the club's first day of preseason camp. Players were required to be in Vancouver by the end of the day Tuesday, with entrance medical exams scheduled for Wednesday, and Blackmon did not show up for his physical. Inter Miami proposed an intra-MLS cash transfer of $3 million to sign Blackmon, while Whitecaps sporting director Axel Schuster denied any intent to move him. Contract extension talks between Blackmon and Vancouver have stalled. Blackmon made $800,000 in guaranteed compensation last season and earned two U.S. caps.
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