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There aren’t many players who can stand in front of Alphonso Davies. The same can be said for the Vancouver Whitecaps.

While there is admittedly a large cash influx in the transfer fee to Bayern Munich — up to $20 million, plus bonuses, by some reports — they’re also parting with their best player, and one of the few talents fans pony up just to watch him play.

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“If you ask every player, they want to play at the highest level, in the best leagues in the world. I think that’s pretty simple,” Caps coach Carl Robinson said. “Why should we stand in his way? That’s not fair, and that’s not what we’ve done as a club. Did we want to sell him? No. I want him to play with me. But you can’t be selfish in this.

“You can’t stop players from going to play for one of the biggest clubs in the world. That’s not right.”

While Robinson was scrumming with reporters at the University of B.C. on Tuesday, Davies was in Philadelphia undergoing a medical and signing the richest transfer deal in MLS history — potentially worth twice the $10 million Jozy Altidore went for in 2008 — with the Bundesliga giants. He was spotted jetting out of Edmonton on Monday night with his family in the company of Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidžić.