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Toronto FC will head into future battles with its field general leading the way.

At the club’s year-end availability on Wednesday, TFC president Bill Manning, GM Ali Curtis and captain Michael Bradley all suggested that Bradley is just a few days away from signing another contract with the club.

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Bradley’s current deal expires this year and he kept negotiations between himself, his agent and the club this season close to the vest, as not to distract the team. Now it’s almost certain that the 32-year-old will return to the Reds, though likely not as a Designated Player.

“I told Ali (Tuesday), ‘Let’s close it in the next week or so,’” Manning said. “So I think we’re in a good place. Certainly there’s a desire on both sides. We just have some small things that we’re trying to work out.

“For me he’s the most important, pressing matter,” Manning added. “As I told Ali, I’d like to see in the next 7-10 days if we can wrap it up and then that will dictate where we can go moving forward.”